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Ex-Boise police captain who espoused racism says city discriminated over age, disability

BOISE, Idaho — A retired Boise police captain who has espoused white supremacist views and prompted an in-depth investigation of potential racism at the Boise Police Department filed a complaint against the city with the Idaho Human Rights Commission in November.

Tribune News Service

Anti-discrimination law infringes on artists’ rights to free speech

A website designer asks SCOTUS to let her eschew work that contradicts her opposition to gay marriage. The implications are potentially sweeping.

Chicago Sun-Times

Female artists earn less than men. Coming from a diverse cultural background incurs even more of a penalty – but there is good news, too

Artists all over the world, regardless of their gender, earn considerably less than professionals in occupations requiring similar levels of education and qualifications.

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Albanian children facing racist bullying due to UK asylum row, says envoy

Albania’s ambassador to UK calls for end to ‘campaign of discrimination’ amid debate over small boat arrivals

The Guardian - UK

Albanian ambassador hits out at ‘campaign of discrimination’ amid rise in Channel crossings

Qirjako Qirko repeatedly told MPs his government has ‘no information’ about an increase in people from the Balkan state making the journey to the UK.

The Independent UK

Albanian kids bullied in 'campaign of discrimination' fuelled by migrant crisis

The heartbreaking revelation came from Albania's ambassador to the UK as he gave evidence to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee amid a surge in crossings

Daily Mirror

Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Law Forces Artists To Echo the State's Message

A website designer asks SCOTUS to let her eschew work that contradicts her opposition to gay marriage.

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Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford) on 303 Creative (the Web Site Designer / Same-Sex Wedding Case)

Prof. McConnell is one of the top First Amendment law scholars in the country, and I was delighted that he passed along this item: Much of the commentary on today's argument in 303 Creative starts from the premise that the case pits free speech (or maybe religious freedom) against LGBTQ…

Reason

Pagan nurse files religious discrimination lawsuit

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas nurse and self-described pagan has sued the hospital that fired her after it rejected her request for a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

Tribune News Service

Polish court clears IKEA manager who fired employee for anti-LGBT remarks

A Polish court ruled on Tuesday that an IKEA manager who dismissed an employee for posting anti-LGBT comments on an internal work forum was not guilty of religious discrimination.

Reuters

For Indonesia's transgender community, faith can be a source of discrimination – but also tolerance and solace

Shinta Ratri, an Indonesian transgender woman, taught transgender people at the Al-Fatah Islamic boarding school she founded in 2008 that God didn’t care if you were gay or transgender.

The Conversation

The US supreme court is poised to strike another blow against gay rights

The court is hearing a case that could allow the kind of naked discrimination that the gay rights and civil rights movements fought so hard to end

The Guardian - US

Call for all-gendered NSW school bathrooms

The NSW children's advocate has made numerous recommendations after a study of young people uncovered discrimination and difficulty in several sectors.

AAP

Supreme Court signals sympathy with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage in free speech case

In front of the Supreme Court justices on Dec. 5, 2022 was 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis – a major case regarding LGBTQ rights and free speech.

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Manchester Evening News

Warning to Brits heading to their work Christmas parties this month

Finding yourself with a festive hangover and trouble with HR is likely the last thing you want this season

Roll Call

Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex wedding website clash - Roll Call

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that could broaden free speech exemptions to anti-discrimination laws nationwide.

Reason

Saying Three People Alleged Biased Treatment May Be Libelous If Only One So Alleged

From Dearborn Hills Civic Ass'n, Inc., v. Scripps Media Inc., decided Thursday by the Court of Appeals of Michigan (Presiding Judge Christopher Murray and Judges Mark Cavanagh, and Thomas Cameron): This case arises from a July 15, 2020 news story that aired on WXYZ-Detroit … entitled: "Claims of Unfair Treatment…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Does the First Amendment protect a right to discriminate?

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that threatens to open the door widely to businesses being allowed to violate anti-discrimination laws. If the court rules that the First Amendment protects the right of business owners to discriminate — based on claims of freedom of…

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Feminists are protesting against the wave of anti-feminism that's swept South Korea

Many men in South Korea claim to be victims of gender discrimination, a movement turbocharged by President Yoon. Meanwhile, women lag far behind men in pay and face unrealistic beauty standards.

ABC News

Queensland security boss says more industry training needed so staff can see invisible disabilities

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says 60 per cent of discrimination complaints dealt with last year related to invisible disabilities.

Salon

The fishers marginalized since apartheid

Small-scale fishers have long suffered discrimination in South Africa

The Conversation

Religious freedom and LGBTQ rights are clashing in schools and on campuses – and courts are deciding

Disputes over religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in the United States have led to some of the most high-profile judicial controversies – and 2022 is no exception. For example, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 5, 2022, about whether a designer can refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex…

Reason

Organizing Law-School-Sponsored Events That Model Thoughtful Disagreement on Controversial Topics

I was invited to participate in a Hofstra Law Review symposium on free speech in law schools, which will be happening in February, and I thought I'd serialize my current draft article (Free Speech Rules, Free Speech Culture, and Legal Education); there's still plenty of time to improve it, so…

The Conversation

LGBT+ Indonesians face difficulties accessing healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and transsexual (LGBT+) individuals in Indonesia have been affected during the COVID-19 pandemic by multi-layered discrimination and intolerance.

Zenger

First Resolution Recognizing Contributions Of Israeli-Americans Introduced In Senate

The Senate’s Black-Jewish Caucus has introduced a historic resolution recognizing the contributions of Israeli-Americans

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