Posts tagged as:

civil rights

Minnesota Lawyer on anti-consumer attorney fee legislation

March 21, 2009

Michelle Lore at Minnesota Lawyer picked up on my post about Minnesota DFL’ers out to eviscerate consumer protection laws. She included quotes from several Minnesota attorneys, who point out that in addition to being a dumb idea, the bill attacks the idea of a “private attorney general.”
These statutes further the “private attorney general principle,” according [...]

Read the full article →

ABC Newspapers: “Chipping away at our rights”

April 24, 2006

Link to article.
Julie Carpenter’s case was recently mentioned by columnist Elyse Kaner in her column “Writer’s Block”:
And what about the woman from Princeton who was fired last winter from her job driving a school bus because co-workers allegedly labeled her a witch? Yes, she had a former relationship with Jonathon Sharkey, the self-proclaimed vampire, who [...]

Read the full article →

Princeton Union-Eagle: “Complaint filed by Carpenter to feds for job loss”

April 13, 2006

Link to article.
As a note of clarification, I am saddened to that the Princeton Union-Eagle reporter, Joel Stottrup, was unable to give my name correctly, despite having in his possession my press release, which is on my letterhead, and in which my name appears at least one other time, and several other news articles in [...]

Read the full article →

Julie Carpenter’s religious discrimination case in the media

April 5, 2006

Star-Tribune: Self-described pagan alleges bias in lawsuit
KSTP (ABC): Former ‘Vampire’ companion sues district
WCCO (CBS): Impaler’s Ex Files Religious Discrimination Claim
KARE 11 (NBC): Self-proclaimed pagan claims she was fired due to bias

Read the full article →

Star Tribune: Self-described pagan alleges bias in lawsuit

April 4, 2006

Link to article.
As a point of clarification, an EEOC charge of discrimination is not a lawsuit. It is an administrative step required of anyone who wishes to take advantage of federal anti-discrimination employment laws.
For more detailed information, please see our press release (PDF).

Read the full article →

SJG Press Release: Julie Carpenter files EEOC charge against Princeton Public Schools

April 4, 2006

Link to press release (PDF).
Sam Glover, attorney for Julie Carpenter, today filed an EEOC charge of discrimination against Princeton Public Schools, Independent School District No. 477 and Peterson Bus of Princeton, Inc.
On January 13, 2006, the School District sent a letter to Peterson Bus of Princeton, Inc., demanding that Ms. Carpenter be fired because “she [...]

Read the full article →

Felon Disenfranchisement, pt. 1: Background

January 30, 2006

This past weekend I attended a seminar at the University of Minnesota Law School that is put on by the Civil Rights Moot Court (“CRMC”). The CRMC puts on a seminar every year that relates to the competition problem. For those who are not familiar, law school moot court programs offer law students a chance [...]

Read the full article →