Hillsborough Becomes First Town to Enact LGBTQ Protections Post-HB 142
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Gay elected officials championing anti-discrimination ordinances to protect LGBTQ residents (L-R): Hillsborough Commissioner Matt Hughes, Chapel Hill Council Member Karen Stegman, Carrboro Council Member Damon Seils and Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle.
Not Raleigh, or Charlotte, or Greensboroâit was Hillsborough, a town of 7,000 people, who made history Monday night by enacting North Carolina s first LGBTQ anti-discrimination policy in the ashes of HB 142. The ordinance passed unanimously.
âThe nondiscrimination ordinances that Hillsborough and localities across the state will pass show the commitment we as local officials have to the constitutional principle of equal protection under the law,â Commissioner Matt Hughes said in a statement. âAs a biracial gay man myself, it brings me hope that our constituents know we not only see them, but that we will do all within ou
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments from Virginia s Legal Aid Justice Center and a D.C. law firm, McDermott, Will and Emery.
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Every year, tens of thousands of people who were deported from the U.S. some time ago return – many claiming their lives are in danger according to
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, an attorney with Virginia’s Legal Aid Justice Center. “One of our clients it was severe domestic violence. Another one of our clients it was opposition to the criminal gangs that had taken over their neighborhood,” he explains. “They experience some sort of persecution that requires them to flee to the United States again.”
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Court Of Appeals Upholds Murray Rojas Felony Conviction On Drug Misbranding At Penn National Sponsored by:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday upheld the 2017 felony conviction of trainer Murray Rojas, who was found guilty in a jury trial on 14 counts of misbranding prescription drugs over a 13-year period from 2002-14 at Penn National racetrack in Grantville, Pa.
Rojas was subsequently sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment, two years of supervised released, a $5,000 fine and $1,400 special assessment.
She was found not guilty at the trial on charges of wire fraud.
Rojas was charged as part of an FBI investigation into corruption at Penn National that yielded guilty pleas from four veterinarians, a clocker, trainer and racing office employee. Rojas is the only person charged that went to trial.