New Jersey Bank engaged in discriminatory mortgage redlining practices, report
TRENTON, N.J. — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) released a report on Tuesday revealing findings of unlawful mortgage redlining by Republic First Bank in New…
Federal Court Permanently Stops City of Springfield, Illinois, from Enforcing Discriminatory Ordinance and Awards Civil Penalties
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – This week, a federal court in Illinois entered a permanent injunction against the City of Springfield, Illinois, prohibiting it from enforcing a local spacing ordinance that bans people with…
‘Racial Litmus Test’: Kansas State University Hit With Civil Rights Complaint For Allegedly Discriminatory Scholarship
‘Racial Litmus Test’: Kansas State University Hit With Civil Rights Complaint For Allegedly Discriminatory Scholarship Katelynn Richardson on August 17, 2023 Kansas State University (KSU) was hit with a civil rights complaint…
University Walks Back Several ‘Discriminatory’ Programs Following Second Federal Investigation
University Walks Back Several ‘Discriminatory’ Programs Following Second Federal Investigation Brandon Poulter on August 8, 2023 The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSM)…
‘Discriminatory And Indefensible’: Appeals Court Sides With Conservative Students In College Poster Policy Case
‘Discriminatory And Indefensible’: Appeals Court Sides With Conservative Students In College Poster Policy Case Brandon Poulter on August 3, 2023 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Clovis Community…
Florida Medical College Quietly Scrubs ‘Discriminatory’ Program From Website During Biden Admin Investigation
Florida Medical College Quietly Scrubs ‘Discriminatory’ Program From Website During Biden Admin Investigation Reagan Reese on July 15, 2023 A Florida medical college quietly deleted information regarding its elective scholar’s program from…
Federal Agencies Pledge To ‘Vigorously Enforce’ Laws Against Discriminatory AI Technologies In Joint Statement
Federal Agencies Pledge To ‘Vigorously Enforce’ Laws Against Discriminatory AI Technologies In Joint Statement Jason Cohen on April 25, 2023 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and other federal agency officials…
Biden’s AI Czar Wants To Crack Down On ‘Misinformation,’ Prevent ‘Discriminatory Outcomes’
Biden’s AI Czar Wants To Crack Down On ‘Misinformation,’ Prevent ‘Discriminatory Outcomes’ Jason Cohen on April 14, 2023 The Biden administration is moving toward artificial intelligence (AI) regulation that would mandate government…
Biden Admin Opens Slew Of Investigations Into Multiple Universities For Allegedly Racist, Discriminatory Programs
Biden Admin Opens Slew Of Investigations Into Multiple Universities For Allegedly Racist, Discriminatory Programs Alexa Schwerha on March 24, 2023 The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened federal investigations…
‘I’m Always Rejected’: Students Criticize Diversity, Equity And Inclusion As Discriminatory During DeSantis Panel
‘I’m Always Rejected’: Students Criticize Diversity, Equity And Inclusion As Discriminatory During DeSantis Panel Alexa Schwerha on March 13, 2023 Two Florida students accused Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) of discriminating against students…
Red State Attorney General Rejects The Satanic Temple’s Claim That Ten Commandments Monument Is Discriminatory
Red State Attorney General Rejects The Satanic Temple’s Claim That Ten Commandments Monument Is Discriminatory Kate Anderson on March 8, 2023 Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin asked a federal district court to…
Students Demand Private University ‘Eliminate’ Christian Group From Campus Due To Its ‘Discriminatory’ LGBTQ Views
Students Demand Private University ‘Eliminate’ Christian Group From Campus Due To Its ‘Discriminatory’ LGBTQ Views Alexa Schwerha on March 8, 2023 Students at DePaul University, a private Catholic university in Illinois, are…
Another Medical School Is Being Investigated For A Discriminatory Scholarship
Another Medical School Is Being Investigated For A Discriminatory Scholarship Alexa Schwerha on January 27, 2023 The United States Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation Wednesday…
‘Profoundly Discriminatory’: LGBTQ Oregonians Fear New Gun Law Could Leave Them Vulnerable
‘Profoundly Discriminatory’: LGBTQ Oregonians Fear New Gun Law Could Leave Them Vulnerable Bronson Winslow on December 20, 2022 Oregon’s new gun law is “profoundly discriminatory” and places the LGBTQ community at risk…
Guests call out burkini ban at Tunisian hotels as discriminatory
By Layli Foroudi (Reuters) – On the second day of her stay at the Marriott Hotel in Sousse, Jannette Mensi waded into the swimming pool only to be told by hotel staff…
Justice Department Secures Settlement with Iowa School District Concerning Discriminatory Seclusion and Restraint Practices
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced today a settlement agreement with the Cedar Rapids Community School District in Cedar…
‘Flagrant Violations’: Starbucks Sued Over Alleged Discriminatory Hiring Practices
‘Flagrant Violations’: Starbucks Sued Over Alleged Discriminatory Hiring Practices Jack McEvoy on August 31, 2022 The American Civil Rights Project (ACR) is filing a lawsuit against Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and the…
United States Attorney Resolves Groundbreaking Suit Against Meta Platforms, Inc., Formerly Known As Facebook, To Address Discriminatory Advertising For Housing
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced today that the Justice…
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Discriminatory Ordinances Targeting Orthodox Jewish Religious Schools
NEWARK, N.J. – The Justice Department announced an agreement today with Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized…
Justice Department Obtains Relief in Lawsuit Alleging Discriminatory Targeting of Hispanic Homeowners
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has entered a consent order resolving the department’s Fair Housing Act claims against…
U.S. appeals court reinstates Florida voting limits that judge had deemed discriminatory
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK – A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated Florida’s new Republican-backed voting restrictions, overruling a judge’s decision that several provisions such as limits on ballot drop boxes…
U.S. sues Texas county, calls voting map discriminatory
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing a Texas county of adopting an electoral map that discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters. The lawsuit,…
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