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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul published an op-ed last week in Crain’s ridiculing the view that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on racial preferences has implications for the private sector. His message to the private sector was essentially to keep doing what it has been doing on diversity, equity and inclusion, and to disregard the Court’s decision.

Wisconsin Voters File Challenge to Wisconsin Gerrymandered Legislative Maps

A panel of federal appeals judges ruled 2-1 to keep the ban in place while a lawsuit is decided.

Holly Lamar's birds were taken days after she filed a complaint with the TWRA about one of the agency's officers.

Two physicians and a nonprofit group have filed a lawsuit to stop the Medical Board of California from enforcing a requirement for physicians to study implicit

The NC State Board of Elections and local district attorneys urge a federal judge to reject a lawsuit challenging state restrictions on felon voting. The federal court action is taking place after the NC Supreme Court upheld state felon voting rules in April.

The decision by the university's Board of Trustees comes only a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court declared their university's race-conscious admissions policy unconstitutional.

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

At its June meeting, the Bainbridge Island Race Equity Advisory Committee discussed possible content for a future Equity/Diversity Training session for members of the City Council. The discussion was light on specifics. Instead, REAC members hoped the training would provide (1) a “foundation” for understanding institutional racism, (2) a “shared language” to help REAC and the City Council communicate about racism, and (3) a “statement” at the end of the sessio...