Posts Tagged ‘law’
President Obama’s Impressive “Accommodation”- Catholic Church Contraceptive Fiasco
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass President Obama’s brilliant political move, which he called an “accommodation”, is a modification to the proposed rule that church-affiliated organizations (such as Catholic Charities, Catholic hospitals or Catholic schools) [Read More]
NAACP challenges the Republican Party efforts to disenfranchise Black Voters
By: Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored by Flash Mob Business to Consumer NAACP challenges the Republican Party efforts to disenfranchise Black Voters In an effort to win the 2012 presidential election by “any means necessary,” the Republican Party is overly [Read More]
Coach’s Handbag PR Blunder over eBay Cease and Desist Letter
Gina Kim with the Coach handbag she purchased with her employee discount at a Coach Inc. store in San Francisco, and the cease-and-desist letter she received from Coach. (AP Photo) A former Coach Inc. employee, Gina Kim, 31-year-old, decided to sell her $428 Coach handbag [Read More]
September 30th is National Law Of Reciprocity Day
On this 30th day of September 2010, let's make it a National Law Of Reciprocity Day by helping feed a homeless person, helping someone find a job, helping that classmate that is struggling or paying the toll for the person behind us. Make it a pledge today to help at least [Read More]
Tougher penalties for unsolicited and deceptive email violations
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have you stop emailing them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. Despite its name, the CAN-SPAM Act doesn’t [Read More]
New Illinois law prohibits employers from checking credit history
On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that prohibits Illinois employers from discriminating based on a job seeker or employee’s credit history. On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that prohibits [Read More]
Illinois Governor Quinn sign law creates violence prevention hotline
Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public Schools. On August 9, 2010, Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public [Read More]
Obama signs Crack cocaine versus Cocaine Powder law
The Obama's Fair Sentencing Act law narrows the ratio from 100:1 to 18:1.Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act. This law reduces the apparent racist and disproportionate disparity in punishment given to those convicted of possessing crack [Read More]
Running Amok – Black Youths Murder Rate
By Charles Mombo A scene from a music video with an African American male pointing a gun Both James Alan Fox, Ph.D., the Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of Law, Policy and Society and Marc L. Swatt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. of [Read More]
D-Day: California 06/16/08
With a state Supreme Court ruling set to become a law on June 16, 2008, there is much anticipation amongst gay couple that are ready to tie the knot. The California Supreme Court, approved same-sex nuptials in a historic ruling on May 15. Marriage to same-sex or [Read More]
