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1990s
1991: Chisom v. Roemer and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General
established that Voting Rights Act applies to the election of judges.
1992: Matthews v. Coye and Thompson v. Raiford compelled California and Texas,
respectively, to enforce and implement federal regulations calling for testing
of poor children for lead poisoning.
1993: Haynes v. Shoney's: A record court-approved settlement in an employment
discrimination case. Shoney's Restaurants agreed to pay African American
employees $105 million and to implement aggressive equal employment opportunity
measures.
1994: Lawson v. City of Los Angeles and Silva v. City of Los Angeles led to
settlements to end discriminatory use of police dogs in minority neighborhoods.
1995: McKennon v. Nashville Banner: The Supreme Court refused to allow employers
to defeat otherwise valid claims of job discrimination by relying on facts they
did not know until after the discriminatory decision had been made.
1996: Sheff v. O'Neill: The Supreme Court of Connecticut, in view of the
disparities between Hartford public schools and schools in the surrounding
counties, found the state liable for maintaining racial and ethnic isolation,
and ordered the legislative and executive branches to propose a remedy.
1997: Robinson v. Shell Oil Company determined that a former employee may sue
his ex-employer for retaliating against him (by giving a bad job reference)
after he filed discrimination charges over his termination.
1998: Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp. determined that a general
arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement did not deprive an
employee of his right to enforce federal anti-discrimination laws in federal
court.
1999: Campaign to Save Our Public Hospitals v. Giuliani barred New York City
mayor Rudolph Giuliani's attempt to privatize public hospitals.
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