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By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 10th, 2016|LGBTQ+|

RALEIGH, N.C. — The nation’s clash over the rights of transgender people escalated sharply on Monday as Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina and the Justice Department sued each other, testing the boundaries of federal civil rights laws in a dispute over public restroom access.

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The federal government wants colleges to limit questions about applicants’ criminal records

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 9th, 2016|Education, Police & Community|

U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. wants colleges to stop asking applicants about their criminal histories early in the admissions process, he will announce at UCLA on Monday.

Asking applicants for information about their criminal history can prevent them from finishing their applications, King says.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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INSIDE DEATH ROW: The Last Phone Call

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 5th, 2016|Police & Community|

These prisoners have been convicted of horrible crimes. But this series isn’t about their crimes, it’s about what happens afterward.

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Seven Muslim women sue Urth Caffe for discrimination after they were ordered to leave

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 4th, 2016|Intergroup Relations|

Seven women are suing Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach for discrimination, alleging they were targeted last month for being “visibly Muslim” while wearing head scarves and ordered to leave the restaurant before they finished eating.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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A Santa Barbara ‘safe parking’ program for homeless people may be coming to L.A.

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 4th, 2016|Employment & Housing|

Office workers were still at their desks when Thomas Goodwin’s 1974 motor home clanked out of a downtown parking lot one recent evening, power steering groaning as Lego blocks flew around the plaid interior.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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L.A. County severely restricts solitary confinement for juveniles

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 4th, 2016|Police & Community|

Los Angeles County on Tuesday approved sweeping restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juvenile detainees, joining a larger movement against a practice that some consider cruel and unproductive.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Op-Ed Is racial bias to blame for the high number of Asian Americans charged with espionage?

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 4th, 2016|Intergroup Relations|

In recent years, federal prosecutors have brought a number of high-profile criminal cases against Asian Americans accused of economic espionage or theft of trade secrets. Announced with great fanfare, many of these cases later collapsed.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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School districts are a big reason for the rise in income segregation in the U.S.

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 3rd, 2016|Education, Intergroup Relations|

It’s no secret that in searching for a home, parents scrutinize nearby schools. The wealthy can afford to live in neighborhoods with small school districts, where most other students are wealthy, too.

Now, a new study out of USC confirms that this decision-making process is partially responsible for the rise in America’s income segregation between 1990 and 2010.

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Racial slurs by law enforcement are a legacy that’s becoming more unacceptable

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 3rd, 2016|Police & Community|

In Santa Clara County, jail guards sent text messages using racial slurs to describe African Americans, Jews and Vietnamese Americans.

In San Francisco, as many as 19 police officers have been implicated in a texting scandal involving racial and homophobic insults.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Underage Mexican drug mules are in for a shock in one Arizona county

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:34:19+00:00 May 3rd, 2016|Police & Community|

Mario Nieblas shuffled into the courtroom in ankle chains and mismatched jail scrubs: green-and-white pants worn by juvenile inmates, red-and-white top worn by adults.

He was arrested on suspicion of smuggling nearly 90 pounds of marijuana from his native Mexico in March and turned 17 in a holding cell.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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