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Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, 597 U.S. 580 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) and state sovereign immunity. In a 5–4 decision issued in June 2022, the Court ruled that state sovereign immunity does not prevent states from ...
Previous versions of the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act narrowly missed a 60-vote supermajority (required for cloture) in the U.S. Senate. [5] [6]The House Committee on Labor and Education approved the legislation on June 20, 2007, with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 42–1.
The Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (LEBOR, LEOBR, or LEOBoR) is a set of rights intended to protect American law enforcement personnel from unreasonable investigation and prosecution arising from conduct during the official performance of their duties, through procedural safeguards. [1]
The same Chicago Democrat who brought us the SAFE-T Act (House Bill 3653) has filed new legislation that would further threaten public safety and impede law enforcement efforts to keep our ...
In their new lawsuit, the employees asked to be awarded sanctions against DSHS for violating the state Public Records Act and for an order that state officials explain why the investigations weren ...
Public employees, therefore had to be careful with political allegiances; campaigning for a loser would result in demotion, firing, or transfer, while neutrality could result in a stagnant career advancement. [1] [2] [3] Shakman, then an attorney, ran for a public position outside of the Cook County Democratic Party and lost. He was distressed ...
Since wearing a set belt in Texas is law, police can pull you over for the violation. What are the seat belt laws in Texas? Under Texas Transportation Code section 545.413 , a person commits a ...
Shakman was a reform Democrat. He and the other plaintiffs objected to the support the incumbent Democratic candidates received from public employees which were mandatory for those desiring to keep their jobs. Shakman felt that it was a violation of employee rights and free elections, and an abuse of public funds. [1] [2] [3]