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*[[Rafe Esquith]], a notable teacher in the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], public school system files a $1 billion class action lawsuit against the [[LA Unified School District]]. Esquith, recently removed from teaching and subsequently fired, alleges on behalf of almost 2,000 individuals, certain age-discrimination tactics by the school system against older teachers. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/us/los-angeles-teacher-class-action-lawsuit-rafe-esquith/index.html (CNN)] |
*[[Rafe Esquith]], a notable teacher in the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], public school system files a $1 billion class action lawsuit against the [[LA Unified School District]]. Esquith, recently removed from teaching and subsequently fired, alleges on behalf of almost 2,000 individuals, certain age-discrimination tactics by the school system against older teachers. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/us/los-angeles-teacher-class-action-lawsuit-rafe-esquith/index.html (CNN)] |
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*A [[Robert L. Pitman|U.S. federal judge]] declines plaintiffs request for an emergency order requiring [[Texas]] issue birth certificates to U.S.-born children of immigrant families who entered the country illegally. The judge said [[Matrícula Consular]] cards issued by [[Mexica]]n consulates to their citizens in the U.S. aren’t secure. The [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution’s]] [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|14th Amendment]] guarantees the right of citizenship to children born in |
*A [[Robert L. Pitman|U.S. federal judge]] declines plaintiffs request for an emergency order requiring [[Texas]] issue birth certificates to U.S.-born children of immigrant families who entered the country illegally. The judge said [[Matrícula Consular]] cards issued by [[Mexica]]n consulates to their citizens in the U.S. aren’t secure. The [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution’s]] [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|14th Amendment]] guarantees the right of citizenship to children born in the United States. [http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article39557769.html (Miami Herald)] [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/16/texas-can-refuse-to-issue-birth-certificates-to-il/ (Washington Times)] |
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