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Supreme Court Reaffirms Rule that Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation is Sex Discrimination

Yesterday's ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously applies this once-contested principle.

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Government moves to drop Sheetz discrimination case as Trump targets key civil rights tool

Federal authorities are moving to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country’s civil rights laws

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court’s decision that could lead to a new era of ‘reverse discrimination’ lawsuits

The decision was expected but will likely cause ripple effects across the employment landscape.

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Ex-police officer loses discrimination case over ‘snog, marry, avoid’ game

Shafarat Mohammed attempted to sue Derbyshire police after colleague asked him to take part in the game

The Guardian - UK

A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

A federal judge has ruled that two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse, for religious reasons, to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers

The Independent UK

‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo

Across the US, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are now uncertain about their academic future and some are considering moving a

The Guardian - AU

The Supreme Court’s latest workplace discrimination ruling could have major repercussions for employers and lead to a wave of lawsuits

The court ruled in favor of Marlean Ames, who says she was passed over for professional opportunities as a straight person in favor of her gay coworkers.

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Supreme Court unloads on ‘heightened standard’ in unanimous reverse discrimination ruling

Landmark Supreme Court ruling shakes up employment discrimination law.

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US Supreme Court clears greater path for ‘reverse discrimination’ claims

Court rules in favour of woman who says she was passed over for a work promotion because of her heterosexuality.

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Three High-Profile Unanimous S. Ct. Opinions Today, Reaching Conservative(ish) Results, Written by Liberal Justices

Just a mildly interesting result, I thought, which helps show that even on questions related to religion, guns, and discrimination… The post Three High-Profile Unanimous S. Ct. Opinions Today, Reaching Conservative(ish) Results, Written by Liberal Justices appeared first on Reason.com.

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Supreme Court sides with straight woman who claims she was passed over for job in gay ‘reverse discrimination’ case

Case stems from a woman in Ohio who claimed she was being discriminated against for being straight

The Independent UK

US supreme court sides with heterosexual woman in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

Marlean Ames argued she was denied a promotion at a state agency because she is heterosexual

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from Ohio

A unanimous Supreme Court has made it easier to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight

The Independent UK

Should Universities Treat Discrimination against Zionists as Discrimination against Jews?

One response David L. Bernstein and I have received to our article on campus antisemitism and free speech is that… The post Should Universities Treat Discrimination against Zionists as Discrimination against Jews? appeared first on Reason.com.

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Committee calls on Government to ban NDAs to tackle misogyny in music industry

A report by the Women and Equalities Committee said that ‘meaningful change requires both cultural and structural reform’.

The Conversation

Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture

Three and a half years ago, then-sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins’ Set the Standard report was handed to federal parliament, commissioned after Brittany Higgins’ allegations of sexual assault in Parliament House, which had shocked the public and politicians alike. Since then, work has been underway to implement its 28 recommendations.

The Independent UK

PBS accuses Trump of ‘blatant viewpoint discrimination’ in lawsuit over funding cut

The lawsuit follows a similar complaint filed by NPR earier this week

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Awful and Awesome Ep 387: The Royals, Flintoff, subscriber letters

While discussing The RoyalsAbhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor?Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show. Abhinandan: Why?Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and…

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Women-Only Naked Spa Lacks First Amendment Right to Exclude Transgender Patrons with Penises

So the Ninth Circuit held today, by a 2-1 vote. I tentatively think the majority got it right as a matter of First Amendment law and statutory interpretation, though I think such statutes ought to be written to include some privacy exceptions as to gender identity and not just sex.

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‘Unreasonable’: China blasts Trump’s ‘lie’ after U.S. revokes student visas, accuses Washington of discrimination

China not ready to take this lying down.

Reason

White Multicultural Student Services Administrator's Race Discrimination Claim Against U Wisconsin Can Go Forward

From yesterday's decision by Judge James Peterson (W.D. Wisc.) in Hoffman v. Bd of Regents: Hoffman previously worked in the… The post White Multicultural Student Services Administrator's Race Discrimination Claim Against U Wisconsin Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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‘Retaliatory, viewpoint-based discrimination’: Donald Trump sued over funding cuts, alleged First Amendment violation

His opponent isn't taking the funding cuts sitting down.

Reason

Justices Alito and Thomas Dissent from Court's Declining to Hear "There Are Only Two Genders" School T-Shirt Case

From Justice Alito's dissent from the denial of certiorari in L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, joined (with a twist) by… The post Justices Alito and Thomas Dissent from Court's Declining to Hear "There Are Only Two Genders" School T-Shirt Case appeared first on Reason.com.

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12 Discriminatory Practices That Are Shockingly Common in Healthcare

When we think of healthcare, we imagine sterile hospitals, trained professionals, and a system built to protect and heal. But behind the scenes, not everyone...

The Independent UK

Lawsuit claiming discrimination by the Workday HR program could have huge impacts on how AI is used in hiring

Several job candidates over the age of 40 claim that they have been discriminated against during the hiring process

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