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Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s war powers Wednesday, finding that Congress can give veterans the ability to file lawsuits against states if they face job discrimination over their military service.

Tribune News Service

Military veterans can sue Texas over employee discrimination allegations, U.S. Supreme Court rules

Texas had claimed sovereign immunity when a former state trooper filed a lawsuit accusing the state of not giving him an accommodation when he returned from military service.

The Texas Tribune

SC/ST association alleges discrimination in promotion in PWD

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The Hindu

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Pregnant woman called 'pathetic' for needing 5-minute break while working New Year's Day

Anna Burns has been awarded nearly £25,000 in a discrimination case after a judge ruled her "bullying" colleagues at Tralee Rest Home thought she was failing to pull her weight while pregnant

Daily Mirror

No punishment for swastika tic-tac-toe

A Victorian principal at the centre of a discrimination lawsuit has admitted the school did not punish some students for their anti-Semitic behaviour.

AAP

Tesla To Face New Trial In Race-Bias Lawsuit After Ex-Worker Rejects $15M Payout

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will face a new trial related to the damages that it owes to a Black former factory worker after he turned down a $15 million award in a race discrimination lawsuit, Reuters

Benzinga

The struggle to challenge India's caste system remains real, still

Despite being outlawed in 1950, India's caste system continues to dictate almost every aspect of Hindu religious and social life — but activists such as Beena Pallical are working to abolish the stereotyping and bring equality to India.

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'No religion' is Australia's second-largest religious group – and it's having a profound effect on our laws

The latest census results are out and the number of Australians who selected “no religion” has risen again to 38.9%, up from 30.1% in 2016.

The Conversation

Are the kids alright? Why Canada must urgently step up to ensure children's rights

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child recently issued its long-awaited concluding observations on Canada’s compliance with international human rights law regarding children.

The Conversation

Religious Accommodation Claim Over Objections to Having to Wear Multi-Colored Heart Symbol Can Go to Trial

From Judge Lee Rudofsky's opinion Thursday in EEOC v. Kroger Ltd. Partnership I (E.D. Ark. June 23, 2022): This case arises from Kroger's termination of two employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that these terminations amount to religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil…

Reason

Fifty years on, London's Pride veterans remember 'empowering' first rally

Fifty years ago, a group of LGBT+ campaigners marched from London's Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park to protest against discrimination and fight for acceptance in the city's first ever Pride rally.

Reuters

Sport's governing bodies are at loggerheads about transgender participation, but Australia can take the lead

Sport's governing bodies are feeling pressured into picking sides in what has become a culture war, although experts warn Australian anti-discrimination policies would prevent blanket bans on transgender athletes being adopted here.

ABC News

State Attorney General Suggests Considering Applicants' Ideological Viewpoints in Denying Carry Licenses

The California AG endorses denying licenses based on the applicant's "hatred" or "racism."

Reason

Religious schools may steer clear of tuition despite ruling

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says religious schools seeking to take advantage of a state tuition program must abide by state law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity

The Independent UK

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Thousands unite in Polish, Ukrainian LGBT+ parades in Warsaw

Thousands of Poles and Ukrainians are walking for peace and demanding an end to discrimination against the LGBT+ community on Saturday, in a joint Pride march in Warsaw that organisers say aims to defend freedom and equality as war casts a shadow over eastern Europe.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Accent discrimination is alive and kicking

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The Independent UK

UK announces £2.7m funding for LGBT rights campaigners across the Commonwealth

The money will help organisations working to reform laws that fail to protect LGBT people from violence and discrimination.

Reuters

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner calls for urgent change in mining sector

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has called for urgent changes in the country's mining industry after a state government report found that sexual harassment and assault were rife in the sector.

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Manchester Evening News

"Proud Vibes Only": In conversation with the head of Salford's grassroots Pride celebration

The Pink Picnic returns on Saturday after help from a community fundraiser

The Independent UK

Biden admin proposes changes to handling of sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges under Title IX

The Biden administration says the new rules ‘restore vital protections for students in our nation’s schools which were eroded by controversial regulations implemented during the previous Administration’

WEKU

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections regarding sexual misconduct

The administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.

WEKU

Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.

Axios

Biden administration proposes new Title IX protections for trans students

The changes would mark a major extension of protections provided by the anti-discrimination legislation.

The Conversation

Discrimination can make smaller communities unappealing to immigrants, racialized and Indigenous people

The populations of smaller communities in Canada have been shrinking because of low birth rates, youth and working professionals moving away and a failure to attract and retain new residents.

Benzinga

Meta Abruptly Ends Sponsorship Of US Event Struck With Controversy

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) terminated its sponsorship agreement with the organization planning the federal government’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. Meta did not disclose the reasons for the pullout. Internal battle and a discrimination lawsuit filed by ex-female executives plagued the project, WSJ wrote.…

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