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CNN — A Mississippi civil rights attorney alleges she was wrongfully arrested over the weekend and believes it may have been in retaliation for her advocacy work in the city of Lexington highlighting claims of discrimination by police against its Black residents. Civil rights attorney Jill Jefferson was arrested Saturday by the Lexington Police . […]
UW project has uncovered thousands of racially discriminatory … University of Washington Source link
The European Union still believes President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act discriminates against companies in the bloc, its top trade minister said Thursday. However, Valdis Dombrovskis told CNBC that the EU was engaged in ongoing negotiations with U.S. officials that had allayed only some of its concerns so far. He noted he met with U.S. Trade […]
Kaitlin Sibbald is a PhD in Health candidate at Dalhousie University. As we pass the one-month milestone of the current monkeypox outbreak, reports are emerging that the World Health Organization (WHO) intends to change the name of the monkeypox virus to avoid stigma and discrimination. While this is an important step, more than a name change may be […]
Read a PDF of our statement here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Louisiana’s bid to temporarily halt a district court ruling that had required the state to redraw its new congressional map to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Justices Sotomayor, Breyer, and Kagan dissented from the stay. During a week-long […]
As we pass the one-month milestone of the current monkeypox outbreak, reports are emerging that the World Health Organization (WHO) intends to change the name of the monkeypox virus to avoid stigma and discrimination. While this is an important step, more than a name change may be needed. As a researcher studying metaphors in health, […]
The Department of Justice said Thursday it was opening an investigation into Louisiana State Police to determine whether its officers engaged in regular use of excessive force or racially discriminatory policing. LSP announced earlier this year it hired an outside consultant to conduct a review of the agency, according to
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it was forming a new office to help low-income areas and communities of color battle the disproportionate impact of pollution and reversing a Trump-era environmental enforcement policy which critics said made it harder to hold big polluters accountable and deter future violations. At […]
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department sued Texas on Monday alleging the state violated the Voting Rights Act by creating redistricting plans that intentionally discriminate against Black and minority voters by minimizing their voting strength. “The complaint we filed today alleges that Texas has violated section two by creating redistricting plans that […]
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine today co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in opposing Georgia’s discriminatory law that would make it more difficult for millions of Georgians — especially Black Georgians — to vote. The law disproportionately impacts low-income and rural communities, […]
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