Black Orphan Annie
N/AOUTCOME: Settled. The defendant agreed to allow Sarah to be
The clients sued a theatre company on the basis of racial discrimination because Sarah was passed over for the lead in a production of 'Annie'.
Seattle, WA
Litigation Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Lawsuits & Disputes
OUTCOME: Settled. The defendant agreed to allow Sarah to be
The clients sued a theatre company on the basis of racial discrimination because Sarah was passed over for the lead in a production of 'Annie'.
OUTCOME: Request denied
The client, a candidate for mayor, filed for an injunction to suppress the airing of false political attack ads by his opponent. Judge Kolodny ruled that political speech is not subject to prior judic ... ial review and denied the request.
OUTCOME: Motion Denied
The clients sued to stop their children's public school from holding a Halloween pageant. Grace and Bob Mathias objected to the pageant because they felt it promoted a religion (Satan-worshipping) in a ... public school. Evelyn and Sam Sawtelle opposed it because, as Wiccans, they objected to the caricatures of their religion depicted on Halloween.