by Press | Oct 15, 2019 | Newsclips
A Connecticut police officer’s membership in the Proud Boys, a far-right group known for engaging in violent clashes at political rallies, didn’t violate department policies, the town’s police chief has concluded in response to a civil rights group’s...
by Press | Oct 15, 2019 | Newsclips
The New York State Board of Elections will be on trial in federal court on Tuesday, facing allegations that current state law violates the National Voter Registration Act.
by Press | Oct 3, 2019 | Newsclips
The bitter fight over Harvard’s race-conscious admissions process — and affirmative action nationwide — is far from done. The university won the first round on Tuesday, when a federal judge ruled there was no evidence of explicit bias in Harvard’s treatment of...
by Press | Oct 2, 2019 | Newsclips
A coalition of civil rights organizations this week accused Comcast of undermining Reconstruction-era protections against racial discrimination, weighing in on a lawsuit against the company that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Comedian and media mogul Byron...
by Press | Oct 1, 2019 | Newsclips
Harvard University defeated an anti-affirmative action group’s lawsuit to stop the school from using race as a factor in admissions, in a ruling that’s likely to be challenged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. A federal judge on Tuesday said the...
by Press | Sep 30, 2019 | Newsclips
Hidden in the fine print of many “take it or leave it” employment contracts is a clause that steals the right of employees to have their day in court. It’s called forced arbitration.
