Judges with corporate and prosecution backgrounds are more likely to rule against workers, study says
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Judges who were formerly prosecutors or corporate lawyers are more likely to rule against workers in employment disputes than judges with other backgrounds, according to a new study.
The study of judges nominated by former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama looked at employment cases decided by federal district judges from 2015 through 2019. The cases were decided by summary judgment, judgment on the pleadings or judgment as a matter of law.
When the study controlled for other factors that can influence decision-making, it found that a judge with a corporate background is 43% less likely to decide in favor of the claimant in employment cases than is a judge with no corporate background. A judge with a prosecutorial background is 56% less likely to decide in favor of an employment claimant than nonprosecutors.
Representative Cicilline defends decision to not call witnesses in second impeachment trial
Senator Whitehouse explains why he called for suspending the trial to depose witnesses
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 24, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, top left, Representative David N. Cicilline, top right, Professor David A. Logan, bottom right,
and Professor Michael J. Gerhardt, bottom left, appear during online program on former President Trump s second impeachment trial.Handout
BRISTOL, R.I. â One of the more-hotly contested issues during former President Donald Trumpâs second impeachment trial wasnât about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building. It was about whether or not to call on live witnesses to testify against the president. And two members of Rhode Islandâs congressional delegation found themselves taking up opposite sides of the issue.
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The Black Panther look is one of the most widely recognized in the world. When Beyoncé and her backup dancers donned black leather berets, afros and military-inspired accessories at Super Bowl 50, there was zero confusion about who they were channeling, especially in the wake of several highly criticized police shootings of unarmed Black men.
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By - Associated Press - Sunday, February 21, 2021
BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep. David Cicilline are scheduled to share their insiders’ take on the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
The Rhode Island Democrats will appear at an online program hosted by Roger Williams University School of Law on Tuesday evening titled “Incitement, Insurrection, and Impeachment: Inside the Second Trump Impeachment Trial.”
The program also includes nationally recognized constitutional law expert Michael Gerhardt, special counsel to the impeachment trial’s presiding officer, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy.
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