An American Legion post and a gaming company sued Arizona in Maricopa County Court, for prohibiting them from hiring a quadriplegic woman to run a bingo game at the post, because the state claims her mobility aids are illegal and must be turned off.
Read moreA group of gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who were systematically discriminated against and mistreated while incarcerated at a Southern California jail reached a deal Wednesday that will compel jail officials to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on discrimination.
Read moreThe Japanese government launched an investigation Friday into whether the nation’s medical schools have discriminated against female applicants, following revelations that one had done so for more than a decade.
Read moreTwo Christian student groups sued the University of Iowa for religious discrimination Monday after the Iowa City-based university stripped the organizations of their recognition as official student organizations because they require leaders to accept the groups’ beliefs.
Read moreStepping up its efforts to communicate with the deaf, be they criminal suspects or victims, the Philadelphia Police Department signed a settlement Thursday that includes nearly $100,000 in relief.
Read moreA South Dakota jury may have wrongfully sentenced a gay man to death based on some jurors’ belief that he would enjoy life in prison with other men, several civil rights groups claim.
Read moreAn Illinois high school student claims in court that school officials subjected her to ridicule by classmates during a walkout demonstration because of her pro-gun rights views.
Read moreMariah Charles, a young black woman whose arrest and roughing up by New York City police as she walked to high school — without ID on her — was videotaped and went viral online, sued the NYPD and the officers who arrested her for excessive force and false arrest, in Kings County Court.
Read moreThe American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey filed lawsuits against 12 of the state’s school districts Thursday, claiming their policy of requiring parents to have state-issued IDs to enroll their children discriminates against immigrants.
Read moreAttorneys representing five black Georgia firefighters who claim they suffered racial discrimination and a hostile work environment asked the 11th Circuit on Thursday to reverse a district court ruling dismissing their case.
Read moreA federal judge on Thursday rejected a proposed deal to settle claims that the Transportation Security Administration orchestrated office closures to “purge” its workforce of older air marshals.
Read moreCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may have added the citizenship question to the 2020 census for discriminatory reasons, a federal judge ruled Thursday, advancing a challenge by 18 states, several cities and nongovernmental groups.
Read moreThe NAACP said Tuesday it is lifting its 9-month-old travel advisory to black travelers against flying on American Airlines, citing the airline’s promises to train employees on bias after several incidents involving black passengers.
Read moreSeveral Land Rover dealerships in California kept a “blacklist” to keep people of Chinese or Asian descent from buying or leasing vehicles, a Los Angeles man claims in a class action filed in Orange County Superior Court.
Read moreRuling against a Missouri school district where black voters routinely see their preferred candidates defeated, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Tuesday that the at-large voting system dilutes minority votes.
Read moreRiverside County, Calif., and its Probation Department unconstitutionally discriminate against children of color through an “astonishingly punitive and ineffective law enforcement program” called the Youth Accountability Team, “treating them like criminals” for “normal, childish behavior” such as being “defiant” or “easily persuaded by peers,” the ACLU claims in a federal class action.
Read moreThe Council on American-Islamic Relations et al. sued Los Angeles in superior court for information on its cooperation with the federal Countering Violent Extremism program, which has stigmatized Muslims and other minorities.
Read moreTwo residents say San Diego County discriminates against people of color and women by “forc(ing) nearly all persons seeking welfare assistance to submit to home inspections without any reason to believe they are ineligible,” in superior court.
Read moreA transgender Briton prevailed at the European Court of Justice on Tuesday in her bid to claim a retirement pension without annulling the marriage she entered into with another woman before transitioning.
Read more