Posts Tagged civil law

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By Alyssa Peterson • 8 years ago

There’s Another Way the Stanford Survivor Could Find Justice

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Brock Turner, otherwise known as the Stanford swimmer, was convicted in March of sexually assaulting a woman while she was unconscious behind a dumpster. Although he faced fourteen years in prison, he was sentenced earlier this month to six months in a county jail and probation.

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Brock Turner, otherwise known as the Stanford swimmer, ...

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By Suzanna Bobadilla • 8 years ago

Women Forced into Sex for Critical Housing Repairs Reach Settlement

The Baltimore Sun reported earlier this week that twenty women public housing tenants who were sexually harassed and abused by maintenance workers will receive $8 million dollars as part of a class-action lawsuit. 

The Baltimore Sun reported earlier this week that twenty women public housing tenants who were sexually harassed and abused by maintenance workers will receive $8 million dollars as part of a class-action lawsuit.