Civil Rights

The international shipping company Federal Express employs thousands of people in New York and around the country, and it can be held responsible in court when it treats them unfairly. The Memphis-based company was reminded of this in October 2022 when a jury in Texas...

Section 1983 refers to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Under this statute, you as a New York resident may file a lawsuit when government officials violate your civil rights. In order to qualify as a Section 1983 violation, a government official must have denied you a right...