Monthly Archives: March 2011

Workers Protected from Retaliation for Oral Complaints

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that workers are protected from retaliation when they make oral complaints about labor law violations, but do not formalize them with a written complaint. The case was Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. … Continue reading

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Have Ideas or Suggestions for Us?

The Coleman Karesh Law library wants to hear from you. If you have comments, criticism, suggestions, or problems that you have noticed in using the library or the library resources, please let us know.  We will also take compliments! We … Continue reading

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Book Review Lawsuit Resolved in Defendant’s Favor

An author living and working in Israel brings criminal proceedings in France against a law professor and journal editor at NYU who refused to remove from his website a book review by a German professor. Sounds like fun? You bet! … Continue reading

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Free Speech Can Be Hurtful But It Is Still Protected

The United States Supreme Court is in session and announced  a new First Amendment decision today. The U.S. Supreme Court saying even hurtful speech is protected by the Constitution. The Court made this determination in its ruling that members of … Continue reading

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Supreme Court statistics

Ever wondered how many times Justice Kennedy has agreed with Justice Scalia in a minority opinion?  Or what the Court’s workload has been in the past few years?  Or how often Justice Ginsburg voted with the majority?  The  Scotusblog has … Continue reading

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