Judge Advances Dem Candidate’s Race-Bias Claims
A self-made millionaire who ran for president in 2016 scored an early court victory Friday when a federal judge advanced his discrimination lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee.
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Suing Comcast
A disabled black woman claims in federal court that Comcast left racist, insulting messages on her phone after she declined its offer for cable TV and internet service.
Read moreRace-Bias Suit Aims to Stop Chicago School Closure
Chicago parents who say they helped turn around a failing elementary school in a black neighborhood are now fighting for its survival in court, asking a federal judge to stop the school district from shutting it down to make way for a new high school.
Read moreMichigan College Slammed Over Cuts to Women’s Sports
Two female Eastern Michigan University student-athletes filed a sex-discrimination class action over the school’s decision to shutter its tennis and softball teams.
Read moreNaked Legionnaire
An Air Force veteran claims in a federal complaint that the American Legion’s Texas branch forced her “to work alone with a fully naked man at the American Legion’s Austin Post.”
Read moreMuslim Women Ejected From Cafe Reach Settlement
Seven Muslim women ejected from Southern California restaurant Urth Caffe in April 2016 obtained a settlement agreement Thursday requiring the restaurant chain to hold diversity trainings for its employees and update its seating policies.
Read moreNonprofit Condemns Utility Policies That Hurt Immigrants
After a nonprofit scolded 16 cities across the U.S. South about policies that make it difficult for immigrants to get public utilities, at least three have denied that they make service contingent on proof of ID.
Read more9th Circuit Leans Toward Renewing Class Action Discrimination Suit
A Ninth Circuit judge indicated Wednesday that he supported reviving a proposed class action accusing federal and Arizona state agencies of racial discrimination against American Indian children and their non-American Indian adoptive parents.
Read moreWomen’s Hockey
Eleven former members of the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, which sent eight players to the 2014 Olympics, claim the university system discriminated against them, in violation of Title IX, by killing the women’s hockey program after the 2016-17 season, in a federal class action.
Read moreCourt Upholds Phoenix LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law
The Arizona Court of Appeals denied a plea Thursday from two stationary designers who said their religious beliefs prohibited them from making invitations for gay weddings.
Read moreGay Couple Loses Supreme Court Battle on Wedding Cake
A Colorado baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a gay couple because of his Christian beliefs won a 7-2 reversal Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read moreHouston Texans Face Second Suit From Former Cheerleaders
Five former Houston Texans cheerleaders claim in a lawsuit filed Friday that they were subjected to a hostile workplace and not protected from mental and physical abuses perpetrated by fans and their own coach.
Read moreWomen Fight Idaho’s ‘Pregnancy Exclusion’ for Living Wills
Four women on Thursday challenged the constitutionality of an Idaho law that invalidates an adult woman’s living will if she is pregnant.
Read moreJudicial Elections
The Sixth Circuit affirmed Tuesday that a Michigan law preventing anyone older than 70 from being appointed or elected to a judicial position does not violate the Equal Protection clause, as it serves the legitimate purposes of “preserving the competency of the judiciary” and reducing “partisan appointments of judges.”
Read moreEdward Jones
Black employees of Edward D. Jones Co. claim in a federal class action that the investment firm discriminates against them in pay, opportunities and promotion.
Read moreCatholic Church’s Anti-Gay Policies May Cost It
An event center manager sued a Catholic church in Portland, Oregon, for $2.4 million this week, claiming that after suffering reputational harm because it abided by the church’s anti-gay policy, the Holy Rosary Church terminated its contract because it hired a gay manager.
Read moreSacked Secretary Sues Nebraska, Claiming Age Bias
At 65, Kathleen Graham was the longest serving administrative and executive assistant in the history of the Nebraska governor’s office when her last boss said her position was being eliminated because of budget cuts. However, Graham says in a lawsuit filed late Friday the budgetary excuse offered by Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts is both flimsy and in violation of employment law.
Read moreBooted Over ‘Black Allergy,’ Southwest Passenger Says
A Florida woman claims in court she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after a white passenger seated next to her claimed to be allergic to black people.
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