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Article 16-45 ¡No Se Deje! People often use the phrase “legal technicality” to criticize the result in a legal dispute. The implication is that a judge or jury unreasonably used a minor detail in the law to justify an unjust result. A man was sentenced to prison for having sex with a girl two months…
Article 16-44 ¡No Se Deje! In 2002, California became the first state to provide workers a legal right to PAID time off from work to care for a child, parent, spouse or registered domestic partner suffering from a “Serious Health Condition.” These benefits are also available to bond with a newborn baby or recently adopted…
Article 16-43 ¡No Se Deje! A Federal jury in San José, California awarded $3.2 million dollars to a family because police officers wrongfully removed their 3 children from their home. The parents and the children were unlawfully deprived of their right to live together for approximately 18 months. The evidence established that police officers entered…
Article 16-42 ¡No Se Deje! Although it is clearly against Federal law for school officials and employees to inquire into the immigration status of its students or their parents, hundreds of school districts have been doing so. In New York alone, 139 school districts (20%) were found to unlawfully require students to produce immigration documents…
Article 16-41 ¡No Se Deje! An undocumented immigrant woman, working as a cook for Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, complained to her employer about being sexually harassed by a supervisor. During the investigation of the sexual harassment complaint, the employer discovered that the worker’s Social Security number was not issued to her name. The supervisor that…
Article 16-40 ¡No Se Deje! Ricardo Valadez was stopped by a police officer for “impeding traffic”. A search of Mr. Valadez’ truck revealed several undocumented immigrants. Mr. Valadez was also charged with “transporting illegal aliens”. His attorney filed a petition to exclude all evidence found in the truck asserting that the stop was unlawful. The…