Feb 28 Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for children By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18. Continue reading
Feb 21 Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination. Continue reading
Feb 16 Biden announces new steps to tackle racial inequality in government By Josh Boak, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office in January 2021 that required agencies to conduct reviews and take steps to fix problems. Continue reading
Jan 31 AP report: DOJ examining AI screening tool used by Pa. child welfare agency By Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Associated Press Several civil rights complaints were filed in the fall about the Allegheny Family Screening Tool, which is used to help social workers decide which families to investigate, AP has learned. Continue reading
Jan 20 North Dakota rejects bill that considers $1,500 fine for using pronouns other than those assigned at birth By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Republican Sen. David Clemens, of West Fargo, says he hopes the bill will discourage schools from “promoting transgenderism.” Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, says the proposal is an “affront to human rights” for transgender people and state-funded employees. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 5:42 A look ahead at two cases before the Supreme Court this week The Supreme Court will hear two cases this week — Creative v. Elenis and Moore v. Harper — that have the potential to reshape anti-discrimination laws and the future of federal elections nationwide. John Yang joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. Continue watching
Nov 17 Justice Department to investigate treatment of mentally ill adults in Oklahoma By Ken Miller, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has announced a civil rights investigation into the treatment of people with mental illnesses by the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City police. Continue reading
Apr 28 Supreme Court justices limit discrimination claims for emotional distress By Associated Press The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf and legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn't provide an American Sign Language interpreter for her appointments. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: House Judiciary examines discrimination against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities By News Desk The House Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee held a hearing on discrimination against Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 19 Facebook paying fine to settle U.S. suit on discrimination By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department's allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill high-paying jobs. Continue reading