Category: Law
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The impact and echoes of the Wal-Mart discrimination case
By Nina Martin
ProPublica
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes in June 2011, no one needed a Richter scale to know it was a Big One. In throwing out a mammoth lawsuit by women employees who claimed that they’d been systematically underpaid and underpromoted by the world’s biggest corporation, the ruling upended decades of employment discrimination law and raised serious barriers to future large-scale discrimination cases of every kind. -
Controversial “Wizard of Claws” dog seller back in business; target of federal lawsuit
By William Hladky
BrowardBulldog.org
“Wizard of Claws” dog seller James Anderson, who shut his business four years ago amid numerous allegations of wrongdoing and a lawsuit by Florida Attorney General’s Office, is back in business in Fort Lauderdale under a new name and again is involved in legal controversy. -
FBI resists thorough search of vast 9/11 files in Tampa for records about Sarasota Saudis
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
A mass of documents detailing the Tampa area connection to the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, many of which may have never been made public, are stored out of sight in the FBI’s Tampa field office. -
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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
By Kara Brandeisky
ProPublica
When the House of Representatives recently considered an amendment that would have dismantled the NSA’s bulk phone records collection program, the White House swiftly condemned the measure. But five years ago, Illinois Senator Barack Obama supported substantial changes to NSA surveillance programs. -
Broward homicide detective blows whistle on Sheriff Israel; alleges cover up and retaliation
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A Broward Sheriff’s homicide detective has filed a whistleblower suit alleging that Sheriff Scott Israel and members of his command staff sought to cover up misconduct by a Fort Lauderdale canine officer at an arrest scene. -
Broward Sheriff picks Armor for lucrative jail contract; questions about cost, care linger
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
UPDATE: Aug. 8 — Broward Sheriff Scott Israel has chosen Miami’s Armor Correctional Health Services for another lucrative term providing medical, dental and other care to the county’s jail inmates. Click through to read more.
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