Search results for "discrimination"
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Gay employee suing Trump National Golf Club for discrimination
A former employee of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s National Golf Club in Pine Hill, N.J., is suing the club, alleging he was discriminated against because...
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Full 7th Circuit agrees to hear Indiana employment discrimination case
On Tuesday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc review in the case of Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, where an...
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Virginia Supreme Court to take up challenge to Fairfax County nondiscrimination policy
In a move that could signal its desire to overrule a lower court decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has decided to take up a challenge...
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Prince William County Schools pushing for LGBT nondiscrimination policy
Just as several nearby jurisdictions did last school year, Prince William County Public Schools is looking to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination...
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7th Circuit rejects lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Friday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judgment dismissing a lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit. The decision dealt a blow...
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Department of Justice: NC’s anti-LGBT law “is state-sanctioned discrimination”
"H.B. 2 is causing irreparable stigmatic, psychological, economic, social, and physical harm to transgender people."
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N.H. governor signs executive order banning transgender discrimination
LGBT advocates praise Gov. Maggie Hassan's order as a first step, but say further protections are needed
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U.S. House blocks vote on LGBT nondiscrimination amendment
The U.S. House Committee on Rules has once again put the brakes on allowing a pro-LGBT amendment to be voted upon and attached to a...
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Mississippi Governor: Christians will risk crucifixion to defend anti-LGBT discrimination
–Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R), in prepared remarks after being presented with the first-ever “Samuel Adams Religious Freedom Award” by Family Research Council President Tony...
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Charlotte City Council considering repealing nondiscrimination ordinance
It’s the potential “compromise” that seems premised on the idea of the LGBT community and its allies doing more of the compromising. According to the Charlotte...
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House introduces bill to modify federal RFRA to prevent LGBT discrimination
Two members of Congress have introduced legislation to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993 to ensure that the statute cannot be...
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Gay man settles with Catholic school in Mass. discrimination lawsuit
An all-girls Catholic school in Massachusetts that was found to have discriminated against a gay cafeteria worker when it found out he was married to...
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Virginia AG Herring: Anti-LGBT discrimination “can” constitute sex discrimination
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, in responding to requests from members of the General Assembly, issued an opinion finding that anti-LGBT discrimination could — and...
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Business leaders file amicus brief in Washington State discrimination case
An alliance of businesses and trade associations is coming to the aid of a gay couple who claims that they were discriminated against by a...
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Sparring lawsuits over HB 2 set off battle over “state-sponsored discrimination”
The Obama administration has taken its firmest stance in favor of transgender rights after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state...
