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Civil Rights

2 Black men tortured by Mississippi officers call for toughest sentences

The former officers agreed to prosecutor-recommended sentences ranging from five to 30 years in state court.

Weightlifting gender discrimination

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to a trans woman and competitive weightlifter, who says she was discriminated against when USA Powerlifting did not allow her to compete in its women’s division.

Sober home sale

MONROE, La. — A federal court in Louisiana preserved some disability discrimination claims brought by organizers of a residential treatment facility for alcoholics, who seek to buy a 54-bedroom property from the city for $1.05 million so it can be used as a sober house. The city ultimately refused to sell it after neighboring church pastors opposed the sale.

NRA to Supreme Court: New York regulators tried to weaken group, violated First Amendment

The NRA's attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union said a New York official leveraged her authority to weaken the gun rights group.

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county’s ban on transgender female athletes

Jenner, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, has been a vocal opponent of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.

Minnesota appellate court revives woman’s fight for emergency contraception

Small-town Minnesotan Andrea Anderson's case against her local pharmacy and its lead pharmacist went poorly at trial, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals reinstated some of her claims.

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