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Josh Levin: Collins' declaration brings sports world into real world
When Jason Collins came out last week, a chorus of politicians, journalists and sports fans praised the NBA player for his courage and celebrated him for making history. It's been especially heartening to see that tolerance has outstripped bigotry even in...Tags: Kobe Bryant, Basketball, U.S. Military, Radio, Sports
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CORRECTED-Ex-Ogletree VP sends scathing email to clients, colleagues
Reuters(Corrects paragraph 7 to remove reference to the shareholder's being in Ogletree's Kansas City office.) By Casey Sullivan (Reuters) - Partners who defect from one law firm to another usually keep any hard feelings about their former firm to themselves....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Chris Kluwe, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Supreme Court, Basketball, NBC (tv network)
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COLUMN - The continuing struggle for voting rights: William Yeomans
ReutersBy William Yeomans May 7 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, recently issued a report recommending that the Civil Rights Division should no longer favor applicants who have demonstrated an interest in civil...Tags: Career and Workplace, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Elections, Justice System, Voting
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Court backs Evanston's rejection of Jewish school
Evanston officials on Monday applauded a judge's determination that they did not engage in religious discrimination when they rejected an Orthodox Jewish school's plans to move into town. The ruling means that officials with Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov...
Tags: Judaism, Evanston, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Religion and Belief
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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ seeks new life with Lily Collins
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesLily Collins is about to add a new leading role to her résumé: The “Mirror Mirror” actress is in negotiations ...... -
Sanitized society puts hygiene hypothesis to the test
Is the American body politic suffering from an autoimmune disease? The "hygiene hypothesis" is the scientific theory that the rise in asthma and other autoimmune maladies stems from the fact that babies are born into environments that are too clean. Our...
Tags: Asthma, Physical Conditions, Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Racism
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Another look at USDA program
Discrimination in the delivery of USDA programs is a painful and complex subject. I am deeply disturbed by the misleading information published in the April 30 editorial about the USDA Farm Loan settlements and New York Times story it relied on. Both...Tags: The New York Times, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Social Issues
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Pregnant Cop's Case Highlights Discrimination Law
The Hartford CourantPregnant women are among the people protected by state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and one of the key rules says employers must make a reasonable effort to find suitable work for women whose pregnancy keeps them from their normal line of duty....Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights, Insurance, Laws, Justice System
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Landlord must uphold transgender tenant's rights
Question: I have been renting an apartment to a man named Michael, who recently asked me to start calling him Michelle because, he says, he now identifies as a woman. He has also started wearing makeup and women's clothing. Both the name change and...Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Rentals, Rental Service
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A level playing field for transgender students
Society is only beginning to understand transgender identity. For a young person who feels at odds with the physical gender that he or she sees in the mirror, there are major obstacles to be faced in the world at large, where acceptance is just about...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Students, Teaching and Learning, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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Orland Park janitorial company settles discrimination claims
An Orland Park-based janitorial company accused of discriminating against Hispanic employees will pay a total of $360,000 in the case, according to a settlement filed in federal court. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a federal...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sexual Misconduct, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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