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discrimination
The Trump administration is investigating USF and other schools
USF is under investigation for “alleged impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.”
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,...
