Minority Groups

Florida conservatives fight transgender restroom rule

2009-01-09 13:39:00

A blond girl heads from a playground into a women's restroom. A scruffy man, lurking outside, darts in behind her. ``Your City Commission Made This Legal,'' the words on the TV screen read. And it's true, sort of. The dark ad came from opponents of a...

Supreme Court to focus on laws given special protection to minorities in the voting booth

2009-01-09 13:23:00

The Supreme Court agreed today to focus on the lingering role of race in American life and to decide whether to strike down laws which give special protections to minorities in the workplace and in the voting booth. The justices, meeting privately, voted...

House Roll Call: How they voted on a bill to reverse a 2007 ruling on wage discrimination

2009-01-09 13:42:00

The 247-171 roll call Friday by which the House passed a bill that would reverse a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that made it more difficult to sue over past pay discrimination. The bill was prompted by a case involving Lilly Ledbetter, who sued the company...

America's Maul

2009-01-09 11:53:14

By Christopher Knight, Times Staff Writer As war in Iraq loomed over the last many months, archeologists, art historians and others expressed grave concerns about the fate of countless historic monuments, ancient sites and museum collections in the...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear New Haven Firefighters Case

2009-01-09 14:01:00

U.S. Supreme Court to hear two appeals on 'race politics'

2009-01-09 13:19:00

The Supreme Court agreed today to focus on the lingering role of race in American life and to decide whether to strike down laws that give special protections to minorities in the workplace and in the voting booth. The justices, meeting privately,...

Conservatives in Fla. city mount attack on law allowing transgender people in either restroom

2009-01-09 14:22:00

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A blond girl heads from a playground into a women's restroom. A scruffy man, lurking outside, darts in behind her. "Your City Commission Made This Legal," the words on the TV screen read. The dark ad came from opponents...

Supreme Court accepts appeal from Conn. firefighters in reverse discrimination case

2009-01-09 10:59:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a reverse discrimination lawsuit over a city's decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities scored high enough to move up in rank. Nineteen white...

Obama's pick to lead Labor Dept. says she will expand job training, enforce fair pay laws

2009-01-09 13:57:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hilda Solis, President-elect Barack Obama's pick for labor secretary, told lawmakers Friday that if confirmed she will work to expand job training programs, enforce workplace safety, health and fair pay laws and make sure...

House passes bill to overturn Supreme Court decision, strengthen pay equity rights

2009-01-09 13:20:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energized by the prospects of a pro-labor president, House Democrats marked the first week of the new Congress Friday by pushing through two bills to help workers, particularly women, who are victims of pay discrimination....

Days before Obama sworn in, Supreme Court says it will look at ongoing need for key voting law

2009-01-09 12:54:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the first black president takes office, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider overturning a key feature of the main federal law that ensures access to the polls by minorities. The justices said they will review a...

Evangelical pastor in gay scandal, now on comeback trail, says his sexual identity is complex

2009-01-09 16:29:00

Speaking out two years after being embroiled in a gay sex scandal, former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard said Friday his sexual identity is complex and can't be put into "stereotypical boxes," but that his relationship with his wife is stronger than ever....

' private life was splayed through the media during the confirmation hearings about his appointment to the Supreme Court.

2009-01-06 12:34:21

Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall talks with William T. Coleman prior to Coleman's swearing in as Secretary of Transportation March 7, 1975 in Washington, DC . Coleman was the second African American ever to hold a cabinet position; Marshall was the first African American on the Supreme Court.

2009-01-04 17:07:15

She is now easily one of the most recognized household names regardless of color, but Oprah Winfrey was the first black female talk show host and is still going strong. She is also the first black female to become a billionaire.

2008-12-29 11:26:00