Flyball, in which four-dog teams compete in a choreographed relay race, is a weekend ritual for many, as sacrosanct as youth soccer or bowling for others. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/well/dog-flyball-sports-canine.html?partner=rss
C.D.C. Director’s $375,000 Salary Will Be Cut
His pay raised eyebrows because it was much higher than his predecessors’. It was granted under a special provision to attract top scientists. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/health/cdc-director-salary-redfield.html?partner=rss
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Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
In Howard v. Skolnik, (9th Cir., April 23, 2018), the 9th Circuit upheld a prison's cancellation of Nation of Islam services for security reasons.In Wallace v. Ducart, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66371 (ND CA, April 19, 2018), a California federal district court held that an inmate could move ahead with...
Jury Awards $5.1M In EEOC Suit For Religious Coercion of Employees
According to an EEOC press release, after a 3-week trial in federal district court in New York, a jury awarded $5.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages against United Health Programs of America, Inc. and its parent company for coercing ten employees to engage in religious practices,...
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