Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers can take precaution against discrimination claims by ensuring they have legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasoning for their decision-making. An honest explanation of their ...

Police Commissioner Kevin Benedicto advocated for the new pretext stop policy. Photo by Will Jarrett. Politicians and advocates today rallied at City Hall ahead of a vote that, if approved tonight, ...

When San Francisco’s Police Commission voted in January to approve a new policy to curtail certain traffic stops that often target communities of color, it was hailed by some as a historic victory.

A pretext is a false reason for taking a particular, often illegal, action. It hides a questionable motive by concealing it behind something that has the appearance of legitimacy. The Trump ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego communities are calling for change when it comes to so-called "pretext stops" by police. On Wednesday, San Diego's Commission on Police Practices heard directly from San Diegans ...

The District of New Jersey recently endorsed the view that calls regarding the availability of free services may plausibly qualify, at the pleadings stage, as “telephone solicitations,” and as such be ...