Latest news with #anti-discrimination
Bloomberg
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Officials Target Columbia Accreditation Over Pro-Palestine Protests
Takeaways NEW The Education Department said Columbia University no longer appeared to meet accreditation standards after concluding that the school is in violation of anti-discrimination laws, the latest effort by the Trump administration to target elite schools over their handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement that the school's leadership 'acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students on its campus' after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
Bloomberg
20-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
European Officials Weigh Response to US Efforts to Thwart Local DEI Programs
European officials are weighing how to respond to US efforts to thwart local DEI programs, as the two regions come closer than ever to clashing over anti-discrimination policies. US embassies across Europe have spent the past few weeks sending letters to companies and public offices doing business with the American government, demanding that they certify that they don't have diversity, equity and inclusion programs that violate US law now that Donald Trump is in the White House.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kelly Loving Act signed into Colorado law
DENVER (KDVR) — The Kelly Loving Act was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, expanding legal protections for transgender people in Colorado. Known as House Bill 25-1312, the legislation passed through the Colorado House and Senate with bipartisan support after several amendments addressed concerns raised during the legislative process involving child custody decisions and protections for parents assisting their children in obtaining gender-affirming care. 'Kelly Loving Act': Colorado lawmakers push for more transgender protections The bill was named after a victim of the Club Q mass shooting in 2022. The bill approved measures, including: Anti-discrimination policies that consider intentionally misgendering or deadnaming someone as discriminatory acts under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Educational policies that require schools to adopt policies regarding chosen names and dress codes Identification documents that allow people to change their gender marker on state-issued IDs without the need for a court order. The legislation came about after a survey of more than 500 transgender Coloradans found areas where transgender people still faced discrimination, harassment and abuse. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
