DOJ lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools dismissed
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in his order that the lawsuit must be dismissed since the union was not an included party.
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U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in his order that the lawsuit must be dismissed since the union was not an included party.
Before Melissa Hortman was elected to the Legislature and later became speaker of the Minnesota House, she began her career fresh out of law school at a local legal aid office. In her short time doing that work, one family said she made a generational impact on them.
The joint filing from attorneys on both sides also said Flores' team has made more than 1,000 document requests, which, along with the subpoenas, seek "wide-ranging information related to distinct hiring and employment practices."
The settlement ends a case where the Minnesota Supreme Court found USA Powerlifting violated the state's Human Rights Act by barring JayCee Cooper from competition.
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Monday alleging Minnesota violates Title IX by allowing transgender girls to compete in girls sports, putting billions in federal funding at risk.
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says it has secured a settlement agreement with a transportation company accused of discriminating against and firing an employee because of their race and the country they are from.
A federal judge ruled Friday that Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL can move forward in open court, instead of arbitration.
A Minneapolis street is now named for Lena Smith, the first Black female attorney in Minnesota who spent her life fighting housing discrimination.
Advocates on Wednesday celebrated a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that found USA Powerlifting violated the state's Human Rights Act in barring a transgender woman from competition.
Advocates are celebrating what they call a massive win for transgender athletes in Minnesota — but there's more to come in the case.
A major decision is expected from the Minnesota Supreme Court, one that could have big implications for transgender athletes across the state.
The NFL can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league's attempt to force Flores into arbitration with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator.
State law prohibits discrimination in public services, but advocates say incidents like this are happening more often, and they're urging people to get to safety first and to reach out for help.
A young woman says a Buffalo Wild Wings employee harassed her in the bathroom of an Owatonna, Minnesota, restaurant. She says she was in the women's restroom when the worker came in demanding proof she was actually a female. Ubah Ali breaks down the discrimination complaint she filed against the restaurant.
Iowa has become the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code.
Osseo Area Schools said that lowering the legal standard could expose the country's understaffed public schools to more lawsuits if their efforts fall short, even if officials are working in good faith.
U.S. Department of Justice is opening a racial discrimination investigation against the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for a new policy that would take an individual's race into consideration when making plea deals.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case over whether a Minnesota school discriminated against a student with disabilities. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to break down the case.
The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
Four British women who've accused Andrew Tate of rape are "in disbelief and feel retraumatized by the news" that he's been allowed to leave Romania for the U.S.
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced Thursday that it has secured a $65,000 settlement with the Pine City Public Schools for alleged repeated racial harassment of a seventh-grade girl.
A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn't cut off his dreadlocks.
A woman alleges a Twin Cities Catholic school fired her after she came out as transgender.
A settlement has been reached between a private Minnesota university and a former professor who alleged religious discrimination.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
