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Woman who lost job after saying people can't change sex wins £100,000

Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who has voiced her support for Ms Forstater before, took to Twitter to congratulate her on her payout

Nottingham Post

Maya Forstater wins £100,000 compensation after employment tribunal

The tax expert has been awarded compensation of £91,500 and interest of £14,904.31.

The Independent UK

Editorial: After the Supreme Court decision, schools still have tools to build a diverse class

The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina’s use of race in admissions decisions violates the 14th Amendment came as no surprise. Not to us, and not to most anyone who works in or around colleges and universities, which long have known…

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A business can decline service based on its beliefs, Supreme Court rules – but what will this look like in practice?

At issue in one of this year’s most highly anticipated Supreme Court cases, 303 Creative v. Elenis, was what happens when someone’s free speech or beliefs conflict with others’ rights. Specifically, 303 Creative addressed whether a Colorado anti-discrimination law can require a designer who believes marriage is only between a…

The Conversation

Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling

A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work on wedding websites for same-sex couples has LGBTQ+ people across the country worried about broader consequences

The Independent UK

Fox News settles gender discrimination lawsuit with Abby Grossberg for $12m

Former producer had also accused network’s lawyers of pressuring her to make misleading statements in Dominion Voting Systems case

The Guardian - US

Disney owes female workers more than $150m in wages, pay gap suit alleges

A salary analysis found that when controlled for other factors affecting pay, the disparities arose from gender discrimination

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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.

Los Angeles Times

German Muslims face racism, discrimination every day: Report

New report concludes at least one-third of Muslims in Germany have experienced hostility because of their religion.

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court ruling on websites for same-sex couples ‘allows LGBTQ+ discrimination,’ Pritzker says

The decision from the conservative-majority Supreme Court comes at the end of Pride Month.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘A dangerous step backwards’: outrage at supreme court’s LGBTQ+ rights ruling

Critics of court’s decision say it ushers in a new era of prejudice, and warn of an increase in discrimination

The Guardian - US

Billionaires' SCOTUS investment pays off

A pair of SCOTUS decisions make clear the corruption that conservatives on the court have worked hard to obfuscate

Salon

S. Ct. Holds That Speech Creators (e.g., Web Designers) Can't Be Required to Create Content They Object to,

including when the requirement is imposed by antidiscrimination laws, for instance when such laws require web site designers who create opposite-sex wedding sites create same-sex wedding sites.

Reason

Businesses can now discriminate against LGBTQ individuals, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court struck a blow to gay rights today after deciding in favour of a Christian graphic-designer who refused to serve same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs

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Al Jazeera

US top court deals blow to LGBTQ rights in web designer case

Supreme Court sides with business owner who refused to provide services for same-sex wedding, citing freedom of speech.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples

The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and other characteristics.

The Guardian - US

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

Roll Call

Supreme Court backs right to not make same-sex wedding websites - Roll Call

The Supreme Court sided Friday with the owner of a company who refuses to build websites for same-sex weddings because of religious beliefs.

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The Week

Feminism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

Al Jazeera

First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California

A nine-member task force in the US has published a 1,075-page report identifying ways to redress the harms of slavery.

The Independent UK

California reparations report urges action on housing discrimination and overpolicing

California's reparations task force released its final report Thursday recommending how to atone for decades of discriminatory policies against African Americans

The Independent UK

Regulator must hold football to account over discrimination, says CMS committee

Club action plans on EDI must be mandated and assessed by a regulator, the CMS committee said.

Daily Mirror

Asda worker wins sex discrimination case after female colleague kneed him up the backside

Choon Seng Goh told an employment tribunal he was left "humiliated" by Asda colleague Mercy Asante during multiple incidents while they worked together in Croydon, south London

Reason

Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Harvard and UNC Racial Preferences Cases

A preliminary assessment of today's decisions. The majority rightly struck a blow against the use of racial preferences for purposes of advancing "diversity" in education. But there are some flaws in its reasoning.

Reason

Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 'Eliminating Racial Discrimination Means Eliminating All of It'

In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that race-based affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment.

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