The American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin is alleging in a lawsuit that Milwaukee police are operating a stop-and-frisk program mostly targeting black and Latino residents who are often detained without cause. The lawsuit being filed in federal court Wednesday is on behalf of six black and Latino plaintiffs who say they’ve been stopped once or multiple times without a …
The Milwaukee Police Department will need to defend its controversial use of stop-and-frisk policies in light of a class-action lawsuit lodged by the American Civil Liberties Union, according to a report. The nonprofit is representing Charles Collins, 67, and numerous others in the Wisconsin city, with a class-action case accusing the police force led by Chief Edward Flynn of racially profiling …
In 2015, Texas became the only state in the country to pass a law protecting a landlord’s ability to refuse to accept housing vouchers. A new federal lawsuit filed last week alleges that law is unconstitutional and violates the Fair Housing Act.
A civil rights committee and two law firms filed a lawsuit Monday seeking voting rights for Black residents in North Carolina, reports USA Today. From USA Today: In a bid to create a better chance for black residents of rural areas to get elected to local office, a team of civil rights and private lawyers has filed what one prominent civil rights organization calls the first major voting rights …
A schoolbus travels down N.C. Highway 58 as it crosses into Trenton, N.C., Monday, March 1, 1999. (Photo: Jom Gardiner, Associated Press) 18387 CONNECTTWEET5 LINKEDIN37 COMMENTEMAILMORE In a bid to create a better chance for black residents of rural areas to get elected to local office, a team of civil rights and private lawyers has filed what one prominent civil rights organization calls the …
Georgia has settled a federal lawsuit that accused Secretary of State Brian Kemp of disenfranchising minority voters because of a requirement on registration forms that critics said blocked thousands of them from voter rolls. The state will no longer reject applications that don’t exactly match identification information in state and federal databases as part of the agreement, which was …
Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images Donald Trump’s newest staff pick is a lot like the rest of them. According to news reports and lawsuits, Reed Cordish, Trump’s incoming White House adviser, hired white men to start trouble with black patrons of his family’s properties so that they could kick them out. According to a scathing report in the Daily Beast , Cordish, who was picked to be an assistant …
(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) DETROIT, MI – A lawsuit filed by a former Fiat Chrysler diversity manager alleges the Auburn Hills automaker disparately treats black non-union employees, giving them lower ratings through a process that determines bonuses and advancement opportunities. “As a result of (Fiat Chrysler’s) practice and policy of discriminating against African American employees, (these …
After months of calling Trump supporters racist, CNN now faces a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit alleging racism from their own black employees. Odd, considering how vigorously CNN leveled those same charges before and after the election. CNN host Van Jones called the election of Trump a “whitelash” against a black president, while a CNN contributor accused Trump of “a lack of …
Ninety-two protesters arrested during demonstrations sparked by the police shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earlier this year are set to get a hefty payout from state and local authorities, who they accused of using excessive force and violating their civil rights, the Christian Science Monitor has reported. The Baton Rouge Metro Council moved on Nov. 23 to settle a …