Key facts
- Los Angeles County will expedite concealed weapon license applications.
- The expedited processing is to settle a U.S. government lawsuit.
- The lawsuit alleged unconstitutional delays and denials of Second Amendment rights.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is involved in the settlement.
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) dropped a lawsuit against Nike.
- Nike provided requested information regarding its treatment of white employees.
- The EEOC had been investigating potential discrimination by Nike.
Los Angeles County has agreed to speed up the process for concealed weapon license applications as part of a settlement to resolve a U.S. government lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, alleged that the department engaged in unconstitutional delays and denials of Second Amendment rights. The agreement aims to ensure that applications are processed more efficiently.
In a separate development, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has withdrawn a lawsuit it had filed against Nike. The EEOC dropped the case after Nike complied with the agency's requests for information. The investigation focused on Nike's treatment of its white employees, with the EEOC looking into potential discrimination. Nike's provision of the requested data led to the resolution of the lawsuit.