In a May 28, 2014 decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held, in Newdow v. Peterson, that the inclusion of the phrase “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency – which is mandated by two federal laws, 31 USC sections 5112(d)(1) and 5114(b) – does not violate the First Amendment’s Establishment or Free Exercise…
Read More God on Money OK, Says Second CircuitIn Matter of Gascon (decided May 29, 2014), the Appellate Division, Third Department, upheld a decision by the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that the claimant was entitled to receive unemployment insurance benefits. In this case, the claimant asserted that she “quit due to persistent and escalating sexual harassment by her supervisor, the owner” of her employer.…
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