civil rights law
Coverage of civil rights law in the Nexus archive.
- Portland’s Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms as part of antisemitism settlement
Reed College in Portland has agreed to implement sweeping reforms as part of a settlement addressing antisemitism. The reforms include updating the college's discrimination policy to prohibit targeting Jews based on their Zionist identity and establishing an external monitor to ensure compliance with civil rights law.
- California can’t evade Supreme Court decision on transgender sports
California cannot avoid a Supreme Court ruling regarding transgender athletes in sports. The federal government has initiated legal action against California under civil rights law.
- How Trump’s Education Department Is Targeting Trans Students
The Trump administration is attempting to use a civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination to roll back protections for transgender students. The article highlights the administration's strategy to reinterpret existing laws to limit these protections.