The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

Justice Department sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for hiring discrimination

The company’s ‘discriminatory hiring practices were routine, widespread, and longstanding, and harmed asylees and refugees,’ the filing stated

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

US sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees

Justice department alleges rocket company refused to consider asylum seekers and refugees for jobs because of citizenship status

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023

Low budgets, criticism, lack of authority: The role of Kick It Out is the most thankless in football, yet one of the most important

David to the Goliath of discrimination in football, for 30 years the organisation has tirelessly battled boycotts, controversies and misconceptions

FourFourTwo · Aug 24, 2023

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government

Madras HC directs TN govt to provide reservations to transgender persons in local body polls to bring them into mainstream of society. Judge laments social injustice despite 76 yrs of independence & calls for education to accept differences & end discrimination. Platform for transgender to speak of needs & rights…

The Hindu · Aug 23, 2023

Who Can Sue OpenAI in Federal Court, Under State Law Claims (Such as Libel)?

Civil cases arising under federal law are generally filed in federal court: copyright cases, federal employment discrimination cases, cases against government agencies alleging violations of the U.S. Constitution, and more. But civil cases arising under state law can also be filed in federal court, if they involve more than $75K…

Reason · Aug 22, 2023

20 Years After You Can't Say That! Was Published, Feeling Vindicated by 303 Creative

Twenty years ago, the Cato Institute published my book, You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws. The basic theme of the book was that as the scope of antidiscrimination laws has expanded, these laws increasingly infringe on bedrock constitutional liberties, especially freedom of expression.…

Reason · Aug 22, 2023

Recent parliamentary elections in India: a closer look

. Sabyasachi Das’ paper raises questions about ‘irregularity’ in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India. It claims that the ‘electoral manipulation’ thesis is more consistent with the ‘pattern of irregularity’, citing data from the ECI website, CSDS post-poll survey and ‘standard sources’. It argues that Muslim voters were subjected…

The Hindu · Aug 22, 2023

What Is Redlining?

Redlining is a type of mortgage discrimination in which lenders deny loans based on a neighborhood's racial composition.

Kiplinger · Aug 21, 2023

Excluding Farmer's Market Vendor for Refusing to Host Same-Sex Weddings on Its Land Violates Free Exercise Clause

So holds a federal court.

Reason · Aug 21, 2023

I have long rejected claims that Israel is an apartheid state. Now I believe that is where it is heading

I grew up in South Africa, and vigorously refuted parallels with Israel. But in the Netanyahu era, the charge is becoming fact, says writer Benjamin Pogrund

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023