Justice Department files statement on Harvard admissions claims
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 2, 2018) — The Department of Justice on Sunday filed a Statement of Interest on the side of the plaintiff in Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v.[…]
Category: Discrimination
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Tribal government files three lawsuits against Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 8, 2018) — Ojibwe tribal governments and environmental groups on Aug. 7, filed three separate lawsuits against the MN Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The suites challenge[…]
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APIA groups declare support of race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard
LOS ANGELES (July 30, 2018) — National Asian and Pacific Islander American groups have declared support of race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University. The Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice) alongside[…]
ACLU sues Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and Coon Rapids Police Department
St. Paul, Minn. (March 22, 2018) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Anoka County Sheriff’s Department and Coon Rapids Police Department on behalf of Myriam[…]
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Hirono resolution recognizes Fred Korematsu Day, denounces hate discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 30, 2018) — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) led a Senate resolution Tuesday, recognizing Fred Korematsu for his opposition to the illegal incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II[…]
FBI hate crimes report shows increasing bigotry
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 13, 2017) — A new FBI hate crimes report indicates that almost one-quarter of the victims of anti-religious hate crimes in 2016 were Muslim — showing a need for[…]
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Proactive policing practices are successful at reducing crime, insufficient evidence on role of racial bias
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 9, 2017) — A number of strategies used by the police to proactively prevent crimes have proved to be successful at crime reduction, at least in the[…]
Organizations condemn Southwest Airlines’ racial and religious profiling of Muslim professor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 23, 2017) — South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), joined 30 other national and local civil rights organizations,* including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), in condemning Southwest[…]
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Day of Remembrance program screening
The Education Committee of the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League will host a screening its Day of Remembrance program at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at the Historic[…]
Video shows Worthington, Minn. police officer using excessive force against young Asian Man
ACLU calls for investigation of law enforcement Agent Joe Joswiak (CAUTION — VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE) St. Paul, Minn. (June 22, 2017) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota[…]
