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Legal News Archive
April, 2007:
ACLU abandons challenge to Hazelton's official
English law
9th circuit to rule on ProEnglish EO 13166
appeal
Philly chews on 'cheesesteak; restaurant
suit
Cincinatti bar prevails in sign dispute
Nashville mayor blocks official English
bill
December, 2006:
ProEnglish defends city's official
English law (Hazelton, PA)
Court faults Justice Dept.'s definition
of LEP (Limited English)
Florida county agrees to spend $450K
more for bilingual ballots
UK schoolgirl jailed for requesting transfer
to English-speaking group
Fall, 2006:
Appeals court to hear AZ English workplace
case
Geno's (Philly) Steaks joins English debate
Hazleton, PA draws fire for official
English ordinance
May, 2006:
ProEnglish Alabama members appeal driver's
license ruling
Alabamans reject driver's license ruling in statewide poll
Maine Bureaucrats sign sweetheart multilingual
services deal
Winter 2006:
ProEnglish to help NY firm being sued by
EEOC
ProEnglish defends pub owner's sign
Court rebuffs EEOC over English-on-the-job
rule
Big business group supports multilingual
driver's tests
Activist judges use bilingual rules
to block citizen initiatives
Fall 2005:
Court sets date for Alabama's Driver's
license case arguments
Outside groups join battle over E.O. 13166
appeal
EEOC sues another small business for English-on-the-job
Ohio civil rights agency attacks neighborhood
bar for English
Summer 2005:
ProEnglish members sue to stop multilingual
driver's exams in Ala.
ProEnglish
appeals ruling shielding EO13166 from legal scrutiny.
NYC multilingual activists go after private
hospitals.
Employer sues for crane operator test
in Spanish.
ProEnglish
intervenes to assist appeal of NJ court decision.
Dallas official wants school principals
to learn Spanish.
W. Va. Governor reluctantly vetoes official
English.
California educators sue for bilingual
tests.
Spring 2005:
Surprise EEOC decision for English
District
Court Decision Pending on ProEnglish lawsuit
Canada
high court to test language law
Fall 2004:
ProEnglish Files New Lawsuit Challenging EO 13166
Civil Rights Commission Rejects 'Language
Rights' Report (ProEnglish credited with helping decision)
Judge Says Justice System Overwhelmed by
Language Burden
Summer 2004:
ProEnglish to Re-File E.O.13166 Lawsuit
Judge’s anger means delay in EEOC case
[vs. Kidman's family restaurant in Ariz.]
Colorado judges spring alien sex offender
over language
Civil Rights Commission to Bash Administration
for Slow EO13166 Implementation
Multiculturalists sue for Mass. school
exams in Spanish
Winter 2004:
ProEnglish Asks Alabama Gov. Riley to
Restore Policy of Giving Drivers' License Exams Solely in English
ProEnglish is sole objector to Commerce
Dept. multilingual rules
Massachusetts bilingual-ed teachers drop suit in exchange for immersion
classes
Fall 2003:
Court Turns Down ProEnglish v. Bush Appeal;
ProEnglish chairman says legal challenge far from over
Bush appoints multilingual zealot to
civil rights post
Bill to Revoke Executive Order 13166
Attracts Support
Vietnamese-Speaking Student, Forced into Spanish Bilingual Education Classes,
Sues
Hispanics See No Need for Expanded Government
Translation Services
E.E.O.C. Attack on English Workplace
Rule Defies 9th Circuit Ruling
Juror's lack of English triggers new
trial
Summer 2003:
Justice Department Agrees Judge Erred
in ProEnglish v. Bush; Appeal Ruling Still Uncertain
Justice Department Stonewalls City's Bilingual
Ballot Queries
AZ Schools Head Says English Immersion Stalling
Will End
Bush Administration Forces PA County to Hire
Spanish Speaking Poll Workers
Winter 2003:
ProEnglish Aids Arizona Drive-In Restaurant
Facing EEOC Lawsuit Over English
ProEnglish Gets Victory in Michigan v.
Barton
ProEnglish Appeals Lawsuit Ruling to 4th Circuit
Appeals Court Upholds Bilingual-Education
Ban
Fall, 2002:
ProEnglish Likely To Appeal Lawsuit Ruling
Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Demand for Multilingual
Police Warnings
Spring, 2002:
ProEnglish Files Suit to Overturn Executive
Order; Suit Claims 1st Amendment Right to Speak in English
NY Hospitals Sued for ‘Inadequate’ Language
Services
Citizens Group to Appeal Alaska Court
Ruling Overturning Official English
Winter, 2002:
Bush Administration Says "Mend Don't End"
Multilingual Mandate
Court Upholds English Sign Ordinance
in Georgia
Summer 2001:
We Win! Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Alabama's
Official English Law
Victory in Utah! Judge Rules Utah Official
English Law is Constitutional
Spring 2001:
Clinton’s "Tower of Babel" Order Imposes
Huge New Costs on Taxpayers
Fall 2000:
High Court Agrees to Rule on Alabama Official
English Appeal
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