Civil Rights
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Clifford Sims signed a nondisclosure agreement when he worked on Donald Trump’s campaign for president, but that conflicts with his First Amendment right to publish a memoir about his later work as a White House official, the former aide argued Monday in D.C. federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Home Depot USA Inc. asked new job applicants for permission to check their credit histories using forms that violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, according to a proposed class action in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Buffalo Wild Wings will pay $30,000 to resolve the claims of three men who alleged they were passed over for bartending jobs at the sports bar franchise on account of their gender, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A patent owner who challenged the constitutionality of claim cancellations in America Invents Act reviews lost a $100 million proposed class action Tuesday when a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge tossed the case and said patents aren’t property under the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A proposed class of Walmart Inc. employees sued the retail giant on Monday in Illinois state court, alleging that the company illegally collected their fingerprints without consent, days after the state’s Supreme Court ruled plaintiffs don’t need to allege actual harm to mount such suits… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 