Tag: discrimination
Alabama ranks 6th highest for LGBTQ discrimination complaints in workplace
According to a summertime report, Alabama employers saw the sixth-highest rate of complaints for workplace discrimination from LGBTQ employees in the nation.
The report by...
Judge rules Cullman County’s bail system illegally discriminates against the poor
People who fall victim to what many deem a “two-tiered” system of justice that's based on wealth, won a significant victory in Cullman County, Ala. on...
Birmingham-based national women’s group takes on Microsoft, big tech
With Gov. Kay Ivey at the helm, Alabama has been hard at work luring new businesses to the state like ants to a picnic. It...
Lawsuits claim Congressional maps dilutes black voters in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana
A group backed by Democratic former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder launched a legal campaign Wednesday in an effort to create more black congressional districts...
#MeToo women and sexual harassment in politics
We're at a turning point for women in politics right now, not just in Alabama but across the nation. In the last several years...
U.S. Court of Appeals denies Gardendale school split, cites racial reasons
A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied the city of Gardendale, Ala.'s request to secede from Jefferson County Schools to form its own system.
The...
Court likely to question if Donald Trump’s travel ban discriminates
For the second time in a week, government lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel...
2 federal judges find new Donald Trump travel ban discriminatory
Rejecting arguments from the government that President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was substantially different from the first one, judges in Hawaii and Maryland...
Parents of transgender students appeal to Donald Trump on bathrooms
Hundreds of parents across the country have called on President Donald Trump to embrace Obama-era protections for transgender students that call for letting them...
The Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton Twitter war: Bludgeon vs. stiletto
Back in June, when Donald Trump slammed President Barack Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton on Twitter, the Democrat's campaign was quick to tweet back...
