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Feminist lawyer Gloria Allred shares Fleiss's anger. "To single out a woman for prosecution while a male customer is free to continue to act with impunity is a classic case of gender bias," she argues. Los Angeles attorney Shelly Mandell notes that California's 1983 pandering law was crafted with male pimps in mind, then asks, "How many men have been convicted of pandering in Los Angeles and are serving mandatory prison time?" Suzanne Childs, speaking for the L.A. district attorney's office, says such statistics are not readily available. Offhand, she recalls only one man doing time...
Senior spy wins a $410,000 sex-bias settlement from...
...would like to address his concerns about the student group I am seeking official recognition for. Although I agree with his objection that a student group associated with the Boston Church of Christ may merit special attention by the administration, the case I have put forth is one of bias on the basis of one fact: I have been seeking recognition for two-and-a-half years, and the Dean of Students' Office has not made a decision on whether or not Christians In Action should receive official recognition from Harvard...
...believe that personal religious bias is involved in ignoring my Bible Study request, submitted two-and-a-half years ago. When I talked with the Dean of Students about starting a bible study composed of two other members of my church and seven otherwise affiliated undergraduates, and the Dean of Students addresses me as "you Boston Church of Christ people." I believe religious bias is involved...
...evidence -- slated to begin on January 4 and last four to eight weeks. If Judge Lance Ito okays the motion it would move up the trial significantly from the earlier March estimate. The Simpson team said that a "separate, time-consuming" -- and undoubtedly much-publicized -- pretrial hearing would bias the sitting jury and thereby violate Simpson's rights. It represents a complete turnabout in the strategy adopted so far of hurling every roadblock -- including the Kelly-Frye proceeding -- to keep the DNA evidence out of court. Still, says TIME Los Angeles reporter Elaine Lafferty, it isn't a complete capitulation...