anti-discrimination law News

Federal Judge Blocks Labor Department From Enforcing DEI Ban for Contractors

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the U.S. Department of Labor from requiring government contractors and grant recipients to certify they do not operate any diversity, equity and inclusion programs that run afoul of anti-discrimination …

Kansas to Pay $50K Settlement Over a Transgender Highway Patrol Employee’s Firing

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former state Highway Patrol employee who claimed to have been fired for coming out as transgender. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and eight leaders …

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favor of a web designer who cited her Christian beliefs in challenging a …

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began hearing arguments in a major case pitting LGBT rights against a claim that the constitutional right to free speech exempts artists from anti-discrimination laws in a dispute involving an evangelical Christian web designer …