Legalese

Black Friday Working Conditions

November 24, 2011
By
Black riday Stampede

With the possible exception of some seasonal hires, none of the rank-and-file employees at these stores knew, or could have reasonably anticipated that they would be asked to work these ridiculous hours — probably under threat of termination and most likely at their regular wages.

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Who Killed Troy Davis?

September 22, 2011
By
troy-davis-suit

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has previously said: "People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty." Well there you have it. If you don't want to be sentenced to death, stop being poor and black.

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Petty Tyrants in Oak Park, MI

July 8, 2011
By
Julie Bass' front-lawn garden

there's a petty bureaucrat in a city not 3 miles from me, who's intent on enforcing his standards of aesthetics even if it means pursuing criminal charges (up to 93 days in prison) against a woman who had the audacity to plant tomatoes in her front lawn.

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