Voting group has alleged discrimination. On Friday, the Supreme Court blocked Georgia from using an election method that a judge found to be racially discriminatory, but the justices…
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Circuit Court Upholds Transgender People in ADA
Finds in favor of transgender woman incarcerated with men. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that transgender people are legally protected from discrimination for their gender…
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Harvard Admissions Case
Affirmative action precedent is being challenged. The Supreme Court announced it would hear one of two cases on October 31 that has the potential to dismantle a 40-year…
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DOI Takes Final Steps to Remove Slur from Public Lands
Interior Secretary reports the derogatory term is being placed in 660 places. The Department of the Interior recently announced that the Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force is reaching…
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DOT Proposes Updates for Equitable Infrastructure for Small Businesses
Department is accepting written comments about changes to the Federal Register. The Department of Transportation issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last week for changes to two regulations;…
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Poultry Processors Settle Claims with Justice Department
Three companies agree to pay workers $84 million in restitution Major poultry processors Cargill, Sanderson Farms, and Wayne Farms settled a lawsuit with the Department of Justice on…
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Supreme Court Releases Ruling in Insurance Discrimination Case
Majority decides the law doesn’t describe what counts as “inadequate” coverage. This past week, the Supreme Court ruled that an Ohio hospital’s health plan did not violate federal…
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K-Pop Group BTS to Visit White House Next Week
Will discuss Asian representation and discrimination. The White House announced that the Korean pop group BTS will be visiting with President Joe Biden this coming week. As Asian…
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Administration Redesignates Historic Segregation Sites
Interior Secretary Haaland present for signing of bill. President Biden recently signed the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act into law alongside Secretary…
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USDA Addresses LGBTQ+ Discrimination
Group more likely to experience food insecurity, use USDA programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month that it will be including LGBTQ+ discrimination in its…
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