Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and seven other Democratic presidential candidates said at an LA town hall Thursday that they would implement civil rights protections for LGBTQ people and overturn discriminatory policies.
Read moreA former deputy prosecuting attorney sued Snohomish County, Washington, claiming her former boss, Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe, harassed and discriminated, calling women “bitches” and “cunts,” calling men “faggots” and “homos,” and other vile behavior in the office, in King County Court.
Read moreA lawyer for Rhode Island faced stern questions Tuesday from the First Circuit while defending the state’s system of making only large trucks pay bridge and highway tolls.
Read moreAttorneys representing two gay men and one transgender woman fired from their jobs urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that federal laws prohibiting discrimination because of sex cover their clients.
Read moreShining a light on GirlsDoPorn’s alleged practice of underpaying women who appear in its porn videos over supposed physical flaws, Jane Doe 10 testified Monday she was paid thousands less than promised in 2015 because she was told she “looks old.”
Read moreThe Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association sued the Texas Department of Public Safety in Travis County Court, claiming revisions to physical fitness standards discriminate against women: male commissioned officers must have a waist size under 40 inches, and women must have waists under 35 inches.
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The questioning dragged on all day and into the evening as attorneys queried hundreds of prospective jurors for potential bias in the trial of Amber Guyger, the white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own living room.
Read moreHarvard’s admissions process does not discriminate against Asian-American students, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, shutting the door on a long-running suit rooted in backlash over affirmative action.
Read moreAfter losing two lawsuits to Christian student groups at the University of Iowa, school administrators now face the prospect of paying damages to the plaintiffs out of their own pockets.
Read moreReligious liberty advocates have praised a Michigan federal judge who blocked the state from enforcing new rules that he says target faith-based foster and adoption agencies. But supporters of the policy voiced concerns that the ruling reopened the door to discrimination against same-sex couples.
Read moreGearing up for the long-awaited return of U.S. Supreme Court hearings, a panel at Georgetown Law highlighted two employment discrimination suits involving fired gay men as possible tough sells for Chief Justice John Roberts when the October term kicks off next month.
Read moreIt took a few years for Victor Voe to realize how important his job in the Air Force really was. While he’d been serving maintenance duty on bases for years, with multiple tours overseas taking him to the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East, it wasn’t until he had the chance to serve in the Honor Guard that he realized what it meant to serve his country.
Read moreCalifornia law enforcement’s use of a faulty database to track alleged gang members has dropped significantly, and more than half the names on it have been removed since 2012, according to a Monday report by the Urban Peace Institute.
Read moreJosé Diaz sued Target Corp. for discrimination in federal court, claiming he was told he should put Jonathan instead of José on his nametag, because his given name would scare customers at the upscale white neighborhood in Freeport, N.Y.
Read moreA lawyer for a Pennsylvania prison argued Wednesday before the Third Circuit that it is simply following state law by keeping men and women inmates in separate facilities that have different rules.
Read moreThe Black Parallel School Board et al. claim the Sacramento City Unified School District and its school board and superintendent segregates disabled students, “particularly black students with disabilities,” in a federal class action.
Read moreA Texas teenager who was booted from his school’s science team because the school district said a sacred braid he’s been growing since infancy violates its dress code won an injunction Thursday allowing him to participate in extracurricular activities.
Read moreEurope’s highest court ruled against the German railway Deutsche Bahn on Thursday for allowing passengers to book online with a direct debit card only if they are German residents.
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