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Jul 23

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25 years on, celebrating ADA’s advances while facing stubborn barriers

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Twenty-five years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, prohibiting employment discrimination and guaranteeing access to public places and transportation. For a look at the progress and the challenges, Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Special Advisor for…

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Jun 02

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Righting a wrong nearly 100 years later, two soldiers receive Medal of Honor posthumously

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President Barack Obama posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor on two World War I veterans whose heroic acts nearly 100 years ago went unrecognized in an age of discrimination. Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson were recognized with the…

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May 31

Arresting dress: A timeline of anti-cross-dressing laws in the United States

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A person perceived as male who dressed in clothing customarily designed for women could technically be arrested in New York for "impersonating a female" as recently as 2011.

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Mar 31

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Religious Freedom bill stirs Hoosier uproar

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he wanted to clarify his state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, defending the law he signed last week as not discriminatory. In the last few days, gay rights groups have protested while high-profile companies have come…

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Mar 07

Obama: Ferguson police discrimination ‘oppressive and abusive’

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

Racial discrimination from police in Ferguson, Missouri, was "oppressive and abusive," President Barack Obama said Friday as he called for criminal justice reform as part of the modern struggle for civil rights.

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Feb 25

Justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarf

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf…

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Jan 21

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Housing discrimination case could have broad implications

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A case between a Texas state housing agency and an advocacy organization asks the Supreme Court to decide whether unintentional discrimination over federal tax credits violates the Fair Housing Act. The results could have repercussions beyond both the state of…

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Dec 11

How Social Security still discriminates against same-sex couples

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Even if a same-sex couple is married in a state where same-sex marriage is legal, if they live in a state where it's not, and one spouse tries to collect spousal or survivor benefits, he or she will not be…

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Dec 03

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Must employers make special considerations for pregnant workers?

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The Supreme Court heard a case of a former UPS driver who claims the company discriminated against her while she was pregnant. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal offers some background on the case and Gwen Ifill gets analysis…

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Oct 02

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Justices add cases on housing discrimination, political contributions

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The Supreme Court justices met to discuss some of the cases they will consider when the fall term begins Monday. The court is expected to weigh issues of housing discrimination, campaign contribution rules and a possible landmark case on same-sex…

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