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Lawsuit: Company Sought To Hire Illegal Immigrants
Posted on 1 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

JACKSON, Miss. - (AP) A Mississippi company that pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to the nation's largest workplace raid on illegal immigrants is now facing a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against non-immigrants who applied for jobs. A... Read More

N.C. Bottler To Pay $495K On Discrimination Claims
Posted on 11 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CHARLOTTE , N.C. — (AP) The second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States has agreed to settle a racial discrimination case at its Charlotte distribution plant. The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. . . . Full version available... Read More

Judge Upholds California's Affirmative Action Ban
Posted on 10 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in public university admissions. U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti ruled against the challenge to Proposition 209... Read More

Lawsuit Filed Over Arizona's Ethnic Studies Law
Posted on 21 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

TUCSON, Ariz. - (AP) Teachers opposed to a new Arizona law that targets a school district's ethnic studies program are suing to overturn the measure. KGUN-TV says the lawsuit filed Monday names outgoing Arizona schools superintendent Tom Horne and... Read More