Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Judge Sedwick on FRE 403

In U. S. v. Thomas Anderson, No. 03:06-cv-00099 JWS (D. Alaska), the government accuses Anderson of several felonies in a bribery scheme involving Cornell Corrections.   The prosecution sought to introduce third party comments that VECO (not a party to the alleged scheme) paid Anderson $2,500/month for doing nothing.  Judge Sedwick’s order excluding such comments, on the basis that […]

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Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Impact of Parents Involved Opinion on Employment Diversity Programs

The U. S. Supreme Court’s opinion last Thursday in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, 2007 WL 1836531 (June 28, 2007), may substantially limit employer diversity programs. According to an analysis by Eric Dreiband in SCOTUSblog,
After Thursday’s decision, it seems clear that in the absence of a “manifest imbalance,” an employer will […]

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