The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

AUSTIN — In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and marriage, Texas is the stage for several lawsuits dealing with LGBT rights.

We’re familiar with gender and racial discrimination, but a hierarchy of nationalities is also holding many back

In yesterday's decision in Doe v. Dordt Univ., Judge C.J. Williams (N.D. Iowa) allowed much of Doe's unfair-Title-IX-discipline claim to go forward; the decision is long, but here's an excerpt to give the flavor of the dispute: First, a reasonable jury could find that the undisputed evidence shows an articulable…

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

Changes to the Adoption Act could leave 100,000 adults adopted during Aotearoa’s 'Baby Scoop Era' without the justice many seek, writes Barbara Sumner.

Despite Taiwan’s high rankings in gender equality, Taiwanese women consistently report experiencing discrimination.

A quarter of Black, Asian and minority ethnic NEDs tell report they have observed discrimination or experienced it themselves

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace based on their recreational or medical marijuana use.

The current law protects people from discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

A new study sheds light on the connection between discrimination and physical health.

An Illinois-based Catholic hospital system that employs more than 24,000 people will only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages, a policy some lawyers say could run afoul of federal discrimination laws.