Tag Archives: Rights

Justice Department finalizes deal with University of Virginia to pause civil rights probes  Politico Opinion | Trump put universities in a bind. U-Va. charted a way out.  The Washington Post UVA reaches agreement with US Justice Department on outstanding compliance investigations  UVA Today Trump administration announces agreement with UVA  CNN University of Virginia agrees to Trump administration demands over admissions and hiring  The Guardian Source …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Virginia has agreed to abide by White House guidance forbidding discrimination in admissions and hiring, becoming the latest in a growing list of campuses striking deals with the Trump administration as it tries to pause months of scrutiny brought by the U.S. Justice Department. The agreement was announced by the Justice Department, which began …

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the University of Virginia has agreed to abide by  Trump administration guidance ensuring the university doesn’t engage in racial discrimination in admissions and hiring.  The move by the university is an attempt to bring to an end months of scrutiny by the Justice Department. Under the agreement, the university will provide the department with …

Netflix has closed a deal for the exclusive global rights to popular multi-player board game Catan. Under the wide-raging pact, the streamer will develop live-action and animated film and scripted TV series as well as unscripted projects and video games based on Catan by Klaus Teuber, originally released in 1995 as The Settlers of Catan, which has sold over 45 …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday morning the Supreme Court heard what may become the most consequential voting rights case of our lifetimes. In Callais v. Louisiana, the court stands poised to either end or severely restrict the scope of Section 2 of …

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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Supreme Court’s evident commitment to eviscerating what remains of the Voting Rights Act appears certain to hand an electoral bonanza to Republicans. If the Republican-appointed justices end federal protections for minority representation, as they sounded eager to do …

Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act  The New York Times Justice Jackson’s remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash: ‘They’re disabled’  Fox News Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands  CNN US Supreme Court weighs ‘earthquake’ ruling that could reshape political map  BBC Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court …

Why the Supreme Court may erode a key Voting Rights Act tenet  Axios Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands  CNN The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans  The New York Times In Louisiana voting case, US Supreme Court ponders a ‘colorblind’ Constitution  Reuters Justice Jackson’s remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash: ‘They’re …

The last remaining piece of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – section 2, which empowers the federal government to protect voters from racial gerrymandering meant to dilute Black political power – appears headed for an untimely end. At oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday, the US supreme court appeared ready to strike down section 2, effectively completing the …