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From Misconduct to Misgovernance: What Civil Rights Settlements Reveal About Institutional...
Introduction Civil rights settlements are supposed to resolve harm. In practice, they often conceal it鈥攁nd enable it to repeat. When public institutions quietly pay millions to settle claims of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, the...
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Weaponized Compliance: How Employers Use Investigations to Silence Harassment Victims
I. Introduction Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 promises that employees can report sexual harassment without fear of retaliation. In theory, internal complaint systems鈥攚hether managed by human resources, legal departments, or compliance...
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The Institutionalization of Coercion: Academic Power, Grooming, and the Law鈥檚 Blind...
I. Introduction In elite academic institutions across the country, the most insidious forms of sexual harassment do not always begin with an overt proposition or a hostile comment. Instead, they unfold slowly鈥攍ayered in mentorship, hidden in...
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The Hidden Cost of Silence: Why President Trump Should Sign an...
Every year, billions of taxpayer dollars are quietly used to settle lawsuits involving civil rights violations committed by public entities. From city police departments to state correctional facilities and federal institutions, these settlements...
Read More ›The Public Pays for Police Misconduct鈥擲o Why Can鈥檛 We See the...
Summary: Across the United States, police departments quietly spend billions in taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits involving sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other civil rights violations鈥攜et the public rarely sees the bill....
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When Employer Becomes Landlord: Abuse of Power in Ferdous v. Hasan
A Legal Commentary on Hostile Work Environment and Structural Coercion in Dual Dependency Relationships I. Introduction The Appellate Division鈥檚 March 2025 decision in Jannatul Ferdous & Wasiur Rahman v. Dr. Barnali Hasan & Dr....
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