Rhode Island Settles With US on Prison-Guard Hiring
Settling claims that it discriminates against blacks and Latinos, Rhode Island agreed to give priority hire to 37 minorities who applied for entry-level correctional-officer positions.
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Wells Fargo Accused of Discriminatory Employment Practices
A black former bank teller at Wells Fargo claims in a federal class action that his short-lived promotion to manager was marked by discrimination and unequal pay.
Read moreEx-Cop’s Acquittal on Shooting Sparks Protest in St. Louis
A St. Louis judge on Friday found a white former police officer who killed a black motorist six years ago not guilty of first-degree murder, prompting fears of protests and riots mirroring those in Ferguson, Missouri, three years ago.
Read moreBlack Lacrosse Player Accuses Philly Schools of Sabotage
Accusing the Philadelphia School District of slamming the door on opportunity no sooner than it opened, a black student athlete brought a federal class action Tuesday over the short-lived girls’ field hockey and lacrosse teams at Strawberry Mansion High School.
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DOJ Won’t Charge 6 Baltimore Officers Involved in Freddie Gray’s Death
The U.S. Justice Department won’t charge six Baltimore officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest and in-custody death.
Read moreWhite Actor Accuses Comedy Club of Ignoring Racial Harassment
A white Second City actor sued the famous Chicago comedy club, claiming he was cut from a show after complaining that a black cast member called him “White Jesus” and said she wishes that all white people were dead.
Read moreTrouble Brews in New Hampshire for Voter-Fraud Showdown
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach set the stage for a much-anticipated meeting of the voting commission he leads by lobbing unsubstantiated fraud claims at New Hampshire, where lawmakers will gather Tuesday.
Read moreSurvey Finds White Christians Now a Minority of US Population
The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
Read moreProminent PR Firm Bell Pottinger Thrown Out of International Trade Body
Bell Pottinger, a public relations firm that works for companies and governments around the world, has been thrown out of the industry’s British trade body because it ran a campaign that was likely to inflame racial tensions in South Africa.
Read moreBeaten Protester Sues Charlottesville for Deliberate Indifference
A man who says he was pepper-sprayed, doused with urine and beaten with canes during the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has sued the city and state police chiefs, claiming their officers purposefully stood down during the violence.
Read moreCherokee Lose Court Battle on Slave-Owning Legacy
The Cherokee Nation cannot deny membership to the descendants of black slaves owned by the tribe and others like it, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Judges Toss NAACP’s Claims of Gerrymandering in Georgia
A three-member panel of federal judges dismissed allegations of voting-rights violations brought by the Georgia chapter of the NAACP, finding the group did not prove that a state law allowing for the redistricting of two key districts discriminates against minority voters.
Read moreThat First Amendment Lesson Didn’t Go So Well
A North Carolina high school teacher who lost his job for stepping on an American flag in his social studies class to teach a lesson about the Bill of Rights has sued the school board a second time, this time for racial discrimination.
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Illinois Asks Court to Enforce Police Reforms in Chicago
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan brought a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Chicago, seeking federal court oversight to prevent the city’s police force from using unneeded excessive and deadly force against black and Latino residents.
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Infants’ Race Influences Quality of Hospital Care, Study Finds
An infant’s race or ethnicity affects the quality of medical care he or she receives, according to a new study involving critical-care units in California.
Read moreArpaio’s Pardon Splits Arizona Down the Middle
President Donald Trump’s Friday night pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio caused a raucous reaction in Arizona as Republican supporters applauded and civil rights workers called it support for white supremacy.
Read moreCharlottesville Violence Inspires Calls for Truth and Reconciliation
Since the fall of South African apartheid, truth and reconciliation commissions have helped nations around the world confront legacies of oppression. International justice experts say their foothold in the United States is growing.
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Federal Judges Decline to Scrap Maryland’s Congressional Map
A divided three-judge panel of federal judges on Thursday declined to throw out Maryland’s congressional voting map that challengers say was intentionally designed to give Democrats an electoral edge.
Read moreFederal Judge Strikes Texas Voter ID Law as Racially Discriminatory
Texas’ new voter ID law was struck down Wednesday by a federal judge who said it perpetuated voting rules designed to disenfranchise minorities.
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Arizona’s Bid to End Ethnic Studies Borne of Racial Bias, Judge Rules
An Arizona law that shuttered Mexican-American studies classes in the Tucson Unified School District was “motivated by a desire to advance a political agenda by capitalizing on race-based fears,” a federal judge ruled late Tuesday.
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