Civil Rights Tag

Education Dept. Launches Probe of Duke U Over Alleged Race-Based Preferences

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 31, 2025 2 Comments

“If Duke illegally gives preferential treatment to law journal or medical school applicants based on those students’ immutable characteristics, that is an affront not only to civil rights law, but to the meritocratic character of academic excellence”...

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EEOC Moves Against Providence Schools Over Discrimination Against White Teachers, After Years Of Effort By Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2025 4 Comments

After almost three years of effort, EPP is seeing the legal pieces fall into place to stop this racist program and to hold those responsible accountable. We also repeat our call for the U.S. Department of Justice to open a formal investigation of the Rhode Island Foundation,...

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Colorado Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Controversial Anti-Discrimination Law

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 24, 2025 42 Comments

Two high-profile cases of Christians targeted under the law—Masterpiece Cakeshop and 303 Creative—resulted in losses for Colorado at the U.S. Supreme Court....

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Colorado State U Accused of Violating Civil Rights Law for Rebranding DEI Programs

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2025 1 Comment

“As with any complaint filed with a governmental agency, the university takes the matter seriously.”...

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America First Policy Institute Going After Cornell for Alleged Civil Rights Violations

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 10, 2025 3 Comments

“Reflect not just a tolerance for race- and sex-conscious practices but a deliberate, systematic effort to prioritize them.”...

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Trump Admin Investigating George Mason University Over Allegations of Antisemitism

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 03, 2025 2 Comments

"Discriminated on the basis of national origin (shared Jewish ancestry) by failing to respond effectively to a pervasive hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty at the University from October 2023 through the 2024-2025 academic year."...

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Iowa Removes Gender Identity From Civil Rights Code

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2025 11 Comments

Also: "Medicaid recipients are no longer covered for gender-affirming surgery or hormone therapy."...

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Trump Admin Finds Harvard Violated Jewish, Israeli Students’ Civil Rights

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 30, 2025 12 Comments

“Failure to institute adequate changes immediately will result in the loss of all federal financial resources and continue to affect Harvard’s relationship with the federal government."...

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Cornell Responds to Accusation That the School Hired Based on Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 30, 2025 3 Comments

"The university strongly disputes the allegations in the America First Policy Institute complaint that references a number of outdated websites or programs that have not been in use for many years."...

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All-Female College Faces Discrimination Complaint For Admitting Men Who Identify As Women

Posted by Jane Coleman on June 24, 2025 18 Comments

Cis, trans, and nonbinary women are eligible to apply to Smith....

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Dem Senator Compares Padilla Takedown to John Lewis Fighting for Civil Rights in the 60s

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on June 13, 2025 26 Comments

The "all-white beach club" references relate to Whitehouse's long-standing membership in the exclusive Bailey’s Beach Club, located in Newport, Rhode Island, whose membership is said to be all white....

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DOJ Sues Coffee House in Oakland, CA for Refusing to Serve Jewish Customers

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 10, 2025 24 Comments

“It is illegal, intolerable, and reprehensible for any American business open to the public to refuse to serve Jewish customers”...

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Trump Threatens California With ‘Large Scale Fines’ Over Males in Female Sports

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 03, 2025 12 Comments

DOJ Civil Rights Division also threatened to sue California school districts if they implement a rule allowing males in female sports....

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Catholic Bishops Sue Washington Over Law Forcing Priests to Break Confession Seal

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 30, 2025 56 Comments

The law does not exempt attorney-client privilege, spousal privilege, the sexual assault advocate privilege, and the domestic violence advocate privilege. ...

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Report: Biden Education Dept. Left Behind Almost 200 Antisemitism Complaints

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 21, 2025 9 Comments

Former President Joe Biden's Department of Education civil rights branch concentrated on pronoun usage, gender identity, and supposed book banning...

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DOJ Probing Chicago Mayor Over Alleged Racial Hiring Practices

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 20, 2025 22 Comments

Mayor Brandon Johnson admitted he hires black citizens because they're "the most generous people on the planet."...

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Civil Rights Complaint Targets 44 Major Law Firms Over Race-Based Hiring

Posted by Jane Coleman on May 20, 2025 12 Comments

Top law firms allegedly outsourced their discriminatory hiring practices to SEO, a nationwide staffing agency that favors Black, Hispanic, and Native American applicants...

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Asian American Group Files Complaint Alleging Yale Still Discriminates on Basis of Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2025 3 Comments

"The complaint states that many colleges have shown an increase in Asian enrollment since the court’s decision. However, the opposite was true at Yale."...

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