Asian-Americans’ Complaint Prompted Justice Inquiry of College Admissions

The Justice Department said it is gearing up to investigate a complaint by Asian-Americans about a college’s affirmative action admissions practices.

Was That Racist?

July 19, 2017 Sign up here for a free subscription to the Race/Related newsletter, which explores race with provocative reporting and discussion. The newsletter originally published these personal stories last week. The writers discussed their stories on The...

Sidebar: Gay Rights Groups Seek One More Win From Justice Kennedy

July 17, 2017 By ADAM LIPTAK Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the greatest judicial champion of gay rights in the nation’s history, will turn 81 on Sunday. Rumors that he would retire in June turned out to be wrong, but he will not be on the Supreme Court forever....

Transgender Students Turn to Courts as Government Support Erodes

A case in point is a Florida student who sued his school board last month after his mother said the federal authorities stopped investigating his complaint.

Federal Court Lifts Injunction on Mississippi Anti-Gay Law

By RICHARD FAUSSET June 22, 2017 A federal appeals court on Thursday lifted an injunction on a Mississippi law that grants private individuals and government workers far-reaching abilities to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people...