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Woman files lawsuit, says bad credit cost her a job

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VIDEO - Loudy Appolon, a Florida woman is suing the University of Miami for firing her before she could begin the job because of her bad credit report...
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Judge upholds California's affirmative action ban

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in public university admissions...
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Top Catholic educator concealed abuse knowledge

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - In fact, 21 men have filed lawsuits against Brother Raimond Rose in cases dating back to the 1960s. Four of the suits were filed last month...
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'No negroes allowed' in Wisconsin gentlemen's club

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VIDEO - This sign is one which generations of people may have never seen, and many wished they would never have to see again...
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DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (2003)
In perhaps its most important decision since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the Supreme Court considered the use of race-conscious decision-making in college admissions (often referred to as “affirmative action” programs) in a pair of landmark cases involving the University of Michigan’s admissions policies for its law school and undergraduate college. This was the first time the Court directly addressed the issue since its decision 25 years prior in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, which outlawed quota systems.
In Grutter v. Bollinger, a 5-4 majority ruled that the University of Michigan Law School’s admissions policy was permissible because it used race as one of many factors, furthering “a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body.” However, in Gratz v. Bollinger the Court ruled that the undergraduate admissions policy was unconstitutional because it used a formulaic system that provided additional points to students of color. Taken together, the decisions allowed for affirmative action programs to continue based upon the diversity rationale – so long as they provide sufficient individualized review of each applicant and race is not the predominate factor. A record number of amicus curiae or “friend-of-court” briefs were filed in support of the university’s policies by a broad coalition of civil rights, business and labor groups, as well as leaders from the military, corporations and students themselves – many of whom also participated in various demonstrations on college campuses and at courthouses as the cases wound their way through the system.

Supreme Court to look at sex bias suit vs. Wal-Mart

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether to keep alive the largest employment discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history...
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Senate approves $1.2B for black farmers

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The money has been held up for months in the Senate as Democrats and Republicans squabbled over how to pay for it...
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Cigarette co. denies giving freebies to black kids

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BOSTON (AP) - Attorney Walter Cofer the allegation that Lorillard intentionally gave out free samples to black children "disturbing."...
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High School coach caught on tape whipping students

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VIDEO - In the video released by attorney Lisa Ross, viewers can see and hear Murrah High School basketball coach Marlon Dorsey strike one of his players...
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Philly bar owner allegedly texts: 'We don't want black people we are a white bar!'

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A bartender has sued a popular Philadelphia restaurant and bar where he works, claiming it discouraged nonwhite customers from visiting...
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Lawsuit cites cigarette giveaways to black youth

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BOSTON (AP) - Marie Evans recalled she was 9 years old when she first started getting free cigarettes in the Boston housing project where she lived...
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