Civil Rights
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Criminal Law
Two of the Men Convicted in the Ahmaud Arbery Case Reach Plea Deals
Prosecutors have reached a plea deal on federal hate crimes charges for two of the…
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Criminal Law
A Former TN Officer Is Convicted of Excessive Force Charges
A former Tennessee law enforcement officer was convicted Friday of federal civil rights offenses for…
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Consumer Law
Google Faces Harassment and Discrimination Allegations
Google has recently come under fire for the company’s alleged mistreatment of Black, female workers.…
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Civil Plaintiff
Columbus Settles a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit With Protesters For $5.75 Million
Thirty-two plaintiffs who say they were brutalized by Columbus police during protests against racial injustice…
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Consumer Law
A Transgender Woman Wins a Civil Rights Suit Against a California Gym That Denied Her Locker Room Access
A transgender woman has won a settlement in a civil rights lawsuit filed against a…
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Consumer Law
A House Panel Investigates Free Speech at the University of Florida
A U.S. House subcommittee opened an investigation Thursday into whether the University of Florida interfered…
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Criminal Law
Two Men Are Set to Be Cleared of Malcolm X’s 1965 Murder
Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to…
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Consumer Law
An Ohio Teacher Accuses Her School of Gender Discrimination After Being Replaced by a Man
A teacher in the Maplewood Local School District has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit…
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Consumer Law
A Utah School District Agrees to Settle Accusations of Racial Harassment Against Black and Asian-American Students
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for Utah…
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Consumer Law
A Blind Man Who Was Forced Out of a North Carolina Mall Files a Lawsuit
Police officers violated civil rights law when they forced a blind man and his service…
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