Reconciling the right to vote with the Voting Rights Act
Article Abstract:
Safe districting has been used to prevent minority vote dilution under the Voting Rights Act, but single-transferable voting would achieve the desired results in a more racially neutral way. Gerrymandering to create districts for minorities conflicts with individual voting rights and equal protection. Single-transferable voting uses ranking of candidates and a quota of votes needed for election to reallocate votes to the highest-choice candidate who needs the vote for election. This system enables minorities to achieve proportional representation while preserving individual voting rights.
Publication Name: Columbia Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0010-1958
Year: 1992
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Title VII's antiretaliation provision: are employees protected after the employment relationship has ended?
Article Abstract:
The antiretaliation provisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should be interpreted broadly by the courts to ensure that Title VII policies can be effectively enforced. Title VII explicitly protects employees and job applicants from retaliation for bring employment discrimination suits, but the statute does not mention former employees. Some courts have extended protection to former employees to combat retaliation in the form of negative job references. Title VII will be ineffective if discrimination victims are subject to threats to their future employment.
Publication Name: New York University Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0028-7881
Year: 1996
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In-house counsel's right to sue for retaliatory discharge
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In-house counsel should be allowed to sue for retaliatory discharge in cases involving professional ethics or efforts to prevent wrongdoing. Such a cause of action would promote the public interest and would fall within recognized exceptions to attorney-client privilege. The remedy of withdrawal is inadequate since it does not recognize the special position of in-house attorneys as employees. They should be treated as employees in cases of retaliatory discharge.
Publication Name: Columbia Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0010-1958
Year: 1992
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