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discrimination
An appeals court blocks a federal Title IX rule amid a lawsuit from Florida & other states
A divided appeals court has blocked a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.
Judge refuses to block federal Title IX rule opposed by Florida and other states
A federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction against a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.
Florida denies racial discrimination against FAMU
Attorneys for Florida A & M University students alleged the state has “maintained discriminatory practices traceable to segregation.”
Tampa’s Fearless Four Fought Discrimination in City Employment
MidPoint learns the history of The Fearless Four: four Black Tampa policemen who, in the face of heavy backlash, filed a racial discrimination complaint against the Tampa Police Dept. in the 1970's, which helped spark...
Arguments are set for July 1 in Florida’s fight against new federal Title IX rules
A judge will hear from Florida and other states to block a new Biden administration rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs
The FAMU discrimination ruling is challenged
Six Florida A&M University students have asked an appeals court to overturn a judge’s ruling that dismissed a potential class-action lawsuit.
A federal judge tosses out a case alleging that Florida has discriminated against FAMU
A judge has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that alleged Florida discriminated against historically Black Florida A&M University.
Hearing set in a case alleging state discrimination against FAMU
On Nov. 8 a court will hear a request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging discrimination against historically Black Florida A&M University.
A full federal appeals court declined to take up a challenge to a Florida elections law that opponents contend discriminated against Black voters.
The Hillsborough County Commission last year approved a ‘Tenant’s Bill of Rights’ ordinance that, among other things, contains a ban on what’s known as source of income discrimination. This provision prohibits landlords and property owners...
Under a new city law, landlords in the increasingly unaffordable city of St. Petersburg can now face a financial penalty for denying housing to applicants who use government assistance, such as Section 8 housing vouchers,...
Students protest USF’s Bill Young building name
Student groups at the University of South Florida are once again ramping up their campaign to get Bill Young’s name taken off a campus building; they say the university should not honor the late member...
