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Wal-Mart, Merrill Lynch, class actions, and disparate impact, oh my!

August 28, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Today, PLF filed this amicus brief  in the Supreme Court in support of certiorari in Merrill Lynch v. McReynolds.  This is a very interesting case that crosses over into two PLF projects: Free Enterprise and Equality Under the Law. In Merrill Lynch, disgruntled employees are suing Merrill Lynch for disparate impact discrimination.  They allege ...

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A racial statistical imbalance doesn't mean discrimination

March 13, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Or, why I love Thomas Sowell. … ...

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Ninth Circuit saves Washington's felon disenfranchisement law in Farrakhan v. Gregoire

October 08, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Ralph W. Kasarda Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision in a case called Farrakhan v. Gregoire.  In Farrakhan, felons claimed that the state of Washington's felon disenfranchisement law violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, because the law results in a denial or abridgement of ...