Saturday, January 17, 2026

Search results for keyword: discrimination found in 53 News.

News
  • by david hall
Nassau County faces 2 civil rights lawsuits after executive signs trans athlete ban

The suits from the state attorney general and civil rights advocates come on the same day that County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the ban into law.

News
  • by david hall
The ‘urban heat island’ effect is making New Yorkers hotter, study finds

New York City’s built environment is making temperatures 9.7 degrees hotter for the average resident.

Politics
  • by david hall
Columbia Law Professor Smeared by Israel Supporters Could Lose Her Job

“There’s a very good chance that they will fire me,” said Katherine Franke, a tenured professor who has defended students protesting for Gaza.

city-hall
  • by david hall
$11.25M settlement proposed for women paramedic candidates victimized by discriminatory CFD physical test

The post-hiring test was so demanding and so unrelated to the skills needed to serve that four of the 12 women suffered “career-ending” hip and back injuries during testing. One “tore her hip open,” their attorney said.