Prior to June 2010, the circuits were split as to whether universities may refuse to fund student groups that discriminate against certain classes of individuals in violation of the universities’ nondiscrimination policies. In June 2010, the Supreme Court purported to resolve this circuit split in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, holding that a university policy requiring student groups to admit all students (an "all-comers policy") to receive university funding is constitutional. The Court, however, declined to resolve the larger issue-whether it is constitutional for a university to refuse to fund a student group that discriminates against a specific class of individuals who are protected by the university’s written nondiscrimination policy. This Note argues that the Supreme Court...
Clark/Kjos Architects faced an interesting challenge when it was tasked with renovating a space for Willamette Family Medical Center in Salem. The challenge was in the plug: the center's new building was a former Circuit City building, and that building's distinctive "plug" was hard to cover up. The architects estimated it would cost $84,000 to revamp the entry system--but that line item was pulled in budget reviews.
This final rule announces updated requirements that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Agency), located within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), will employ to test and approve closed-circuit respirators used for escaping atmospheres considered to be immediately dangerous to life and health, including such respirators required by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for use in underground coal mines. NIOSH and MSHA jointly review and approve this type of respirator used for mine emergencies under regulations concerning approval of respiratory protective devices. NIOSH also approves these respirators for use in other work environments where escape equipment ...
An African-American firefighter can proceed with a Title VII claim alleging that a promotional exam had a disparate impact on minorities - even though his employer argued that its actions were necessary to avoid disparate-treatment liability, the 2nd has ruled in reversing a dismissal. The plaintiff sued the city of New Haven, Conn. under Title VII, alleging that certain firefighter promotion exams had a disparate impact on minority applicants.
Sue Pluck claims that her cancer was caused by benzene in her well water. But yesterday, the 6th dealt a fatal blow to Pluck's lawsuit against BP Oil, upholding the exclusion of her expert on specific causation.
Administrative NEPA Claim Failure To ExhaustLogging Where an environmental group opposed to a controlled fire and logging project brought an action against the forest service, the district court properly found that the group failed to exhaust their administrative remedies for their claim under the National Environmental Policy Act, and the group did not show that the service's decision to approve the project was arbitrary or capricious. Judgment is affirmed.Friends of the Norbeck, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al. (MLW No. 62993/Case No. 11-1661 - 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Viken, J. (John Philip Meyer, Bozeman, Montana, argued for appellant; Kelly Elizabeth Purcell Bennett appeared on the b...
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