Civil Rights Blog
Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed by Former Navarro Cheerleader
By: Cindy Morgan, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group According to a recently filed lawsuit, a former Navarro College cheerleader has accused a male teammate of sexually assaulting her. The plaintiff alleges she was assaulted by the teammate in September [...]
California May Soon Be the First State to Ban Caste-Based Discrimination
By: Irene Lax, Senior Counsel in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group California is coming closer to becoming the first state to ban discrimination based on caste, as a new bill passed the California Senate Judiciary Committee in April 2023. The bill [...]
Son of Prisoner Who Died in ICE Custody Wants Answers About Suspicious Death
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group While detained at the Prairieland Detention Center (PDC) in Alvarado, TX in 2018, Armenian immigrant Gourgen Mirimanian died in what his family believes was a cover-up by LaSalle Corrections, the private [...]
Breaking News: Maryland Child Sex Abuse Bill Signed into Law
On April 11, 2023, Maryland survivors of child sexual abuse finally had their voices heard after Gov. Wes Moore signed the Child Victims Act of 2023 into law. The bill, which passed with flying colors through the Senate last month, [...]
Seven Additional Survivors Join Loyola University Sexual Assault Case
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Following a sexual assault lawsuit filed last year against Loyola University Chicago, seven more women have come forward alleging mismanagement of their sexual assault complaints by the university. One of the survivor plaintiffs [...]