Discrimination

Friday, Dec 21, 2012 9:21 PM UTC

Iowa Supreme Court: Woman can be fired for being “irresistible”

The court ruled that a dentist can fire a woman for being an “irresistible attraction" to him

Jillian Rayfield 44 Topics: Iowa, Discrimination, Legal issues, Gender Issues, Gender Equality

Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 3:09 PM UTC

High court to take new look at voting rights law

The Supreme Court will consider whether to eliminate the law that prevents discrimination at the polling places

Mark Sherman, Associated Press Topics: Supreme Court, From the Wires, Racism, Discrimination, Voting Rights

Monday, Oct 29, 2012 2:50 PM UTC

No high court action on voting rights law

The Supreme Court sidestepps cases that would end the Voting Rights Act's advance approval requirement

MARK SHERMAN and JAY REEVES, AP Topics: SCOTUS, Voting Rights, Discrimination, From the Wires, Supreme Court

Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 1:28 PM UTC

Study: Rise in discrimination charges on Capitol Hill

Racial and sexual discrimination claims have increased over the last five years, according to a new report

Jillian Rayfield Topics: U.S. Congress, Racism, Discrimination, Capitol Hill, Sexism

Monday, Oct 15, 2012 6:58 PM UTC

Morgan Stanley sued for subprime discrimination

A class-action suit alleges that the investment bank steered black borrowers to bad mortgages

Natasha Lennard Topics: Morgan Stanley, Discrimination, Racism, Subprime Loans, ACLU, Mortgage Crisis, Race

Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 7:03 PM UTC

Five ways Texas discriminates against minority voters

Last week, multiple panels of federal judges found that Texas' state Legislature targeted blacks and Latinos

Lois Beckett and Suevon Lee, ProPublica Topics: ProPublica, Texas, Federal courts, Discrimination, African Americans

Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 3:36 PM UTC

Africa: Decriminalizing AIDS

Groundbreaking new laws in Nigeria could make discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients a crime

Heather Murdock, GlobalPost Topics: GlobalPost, Africa, AIDS, Discrimination

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Discrimination

Friday, Dec 21, 2012 9:21 PM UTC

Iowa Supreme Court: Woman can be fired for being “irresistible”

Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 3:09 PM UTC

High court to take new look at voting rights law

Monday, Oct 29, 2012 2:50 PM UTC

No high court action on voting rights law

Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 1:28 PM UTC

Study: Rise in discrimination charges on Capitol Hill

Monday, Oct 15, 2012 6:58 PM UTC

Morgan Stanley sued for subprime discrimination

Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 7:03 PM UTC

Five ways Texas discriminates against minority voters

Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 3:36 PM UTC

Africa: Decriminalizing AIDS

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