Civil RightsLegal
Transgender Girls Drop NH Lawsuit After Supreme Court Ruling
Two transgender girls withdraw their challenge to New Hampshire's sports ban after the Supreme Court upheld similar laws and personal hardships mounted.
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Supreme CourtCivil Rights
Supreme Court: Rastafari Man Cannot Sue Over Dreadlocks
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Rastafari man cannot sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks, limiting religious freedom remedies.
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Civil RightsPolitics
DOJ Memo Sparks Fears of Disability Institutionalization
A new DOJ memo reinterprets decades of disability rights law, alarming advocates who fear a return to institutionalization for disabled Americans.
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PoliticsCivil Rights
EEOC Dismantles Anti-Discrimination Tools, Alarming Experts
The EEOC is ending EEO-1 data collection and rescinding a 1979 affirmative action rule, alarming advocates who warn it will blind the agency.
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PoliticsCivil Rights
U.S. Civil Rights Agency Dismantles Key Anti-Bias Tools
The EEOC is ending 60-year-old data collection and affirmative action rules, shifting enforcement from systemic discrimination to individual claims.
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LegalCivil Rights
Christian Lifeguard Suspended Over Pride Flag Heads to Trial
A Christian lifeguard suspended by LA County for refusing Pride flag duties on religious grounds is heading to trial after a federal ruling.
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ImmigrationCivil Rights
Lawmaker Sees WWII Japanese Detention in Today's Raids
Rep. Mark Takano, whose parents were incarcerated during WWII, draws parallels between Japanese American detention and Trump-era immigration raids.
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PoliticsCivil Rights
Congressman Sees Japanese Internment in Today's Raids
Rep. Mark Takano, whose parents were in WWII camps, sees haunting parallels between Japanese internment and Trump-era immigration raids.
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