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Harvard legacy admissions targeted in minority groups’ complaint

Harvard University was accused by minority groups of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to children of alumni and wealthy donors, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-based affirmative action policies.

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Harvard sued over ‘legacy admissions’ after Supreme Court targets affirmative action

70 per cent of the college’s donor-related and legacy applicants are white, reporting finds

The Independent UK

Lawsuit challenges legacy admissions at Harvard, alleging racial discrimination

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni

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Car insurance premiums based on job, education can ding low-wage workers

New Jersey resident Anna “Cuqui” Rivera, a high school graduate who works as a labor and civil rights activist and moonlights as a DJ, was paying almost $3,000 annually for auto insurance with one of the big companies. Now, she pays almost $2,000 less for coverage on her 2016 Jeep.

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Where now for workplace diversity after court’s affirmative action ruling?

The supreme court’s decision to strike down diversity policies in higher education raises concerns over future of DEI in employment

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Civil rights groups rally against union lawsuit to block LA deputy gang investigation

LOS ANGELES — A cadre of civil rights advocates rallied outside a downtown courthouse Thursday to demand accountability within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is embroiled in a lawsuit over recent oversight efforts to identify members of deputy gangs.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules Christian web designer can turn away business related to same-sex weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that conservative Christians have a free-speech right to refuse to provide some business services for same-sex marriages, even in states like California where civil rights laws forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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Homophobic businesses in the US have a powerful ally: the US supreme court

The court is more interested in protecting the dignity of bigots than the dignity of gay couples denied services for who they are

The Guardian - US

Affirmative action ruling will reinforce systemic racism, civil rights leaders say

"In a society still scarred by the wounds of racial disparities, the Supreme Court has displayed a willful ignorance of our reality," NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers searing civil rights lesson in dissent to affirmative action ruling

Her rebuke condemns conservative majority’s ‘let-them-eat-cake obliviousness’ to legacy of racism

The Independent UK

Bounce TV recounts the life of Atlanta civil rights leader Xernona Clayton

Atlanta-based Bounce TV this month celebrated the life of Atlanta civil rights leader Xernona Clayton with a thorough documentary called “Xernona Clayton: A Life In Black & White.

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Abortion-rights protester files federal civil rights lawsuit against Idaho State Police

BOISE, Idaho — On June 28, 2022, Avalon Hardy was arrested on the steps of the Idaho Capitol while counterprotesting an anti-abortion rights celebration.

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It’s up to public officials to fully use the power of police reform consent decrees

New Orleans’ consent decree transformed its police department, former Mayor Marc Morial writes. Chicago’s progress has been slow, but Mayor Johnson has allies in the Justice Department with enforcement power.

Chicago Sun-Times

Laxer punishment given to CPD officers who went into Bobby Rush’s office raises questions about the arbitration process

“This is a system that has been under the public radar for such a long time,” said Craig B. Futterman, a founder and director of the University of Chicago Law School’s Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project.

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EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Blacks lived amid higher cancer risk

The Biden administration has dropped investigations into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk

The Independent UK

Civil rights icon James Meredith turns 90, urges people to fight crime by obeying Ten Commandments

James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his mission from God: conquering white supremacy in the segregated state of Mississippi

Al Jazeera

US top court unfreezes Black voting rights lawsuit in Louisiana

Supreme Court ruling comes after civil rights groups had argued redrawn electoral map diluted Black residents’ votes.

The Independent UK

Civil rights icon James Meredith, 90, falls at Mississippi event but has no visible injuries

Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the Mississippi Capitol at an event marking his 90th birthday

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Granddaughter calls her picture book a 'love letter' to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is collaborating on a picture book tribute to the late civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King

The Independent UK

Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates

A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as part of a pattern of harassment against him and three other prominent rights advocates in Beijing that is further squeezing China’s battered civil rights community

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Birmingham honors the Black businessman who quietly backed the Civil Rights Movement

The National Park Service and the city are teaming up to restore the AG Gaston Motel built by Black entrepreneur AG Gaston. It served as a secure space for civil rights leaders to strategize in 1963.

The Independent UK

Stamp of civil rights icon John Lewis unveiled in ceremony at the US Capitol

Congressional leaders have unveiled a new stamp that commemorates former Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who died in 2020 after serving more than three decades in Congress

Tribune News Service

Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by Trump-appointed judge

A federal judge in Indiana on Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a ban on gender-affirming care for minors from taking effect, in a ruling celebrated as a “victory” by civil rights advocates.

The Independent UK

Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Crown Act on Thursday, which will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces

The Independent UK

U.S. attorney general to visit Minneapolis for 'civil rights matter' announcement

Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to Minneapolis to make an announcement in "a civil rights matter."

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