New research published in International Studies of Economics sheds light on an important but often overlooked driver of racial segregation in housing: minimum lot size zoning policies, or local ...

Fifty-six years after the Fair Housing Act banned redlining and racial discrimination in housing, economic and racial segregation remains entrenched across our state. Indeed, Illinois ranks first ...

The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans also alleges in earlier court documents that the board’s decision to relocate Confederate flags from a walking trail violates Georgia law. The ...

In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that held racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality. Justice Henry ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The city of Poughkeepsie has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Dutchess County and County Executive Sue Serino, claiming a county plan to open a homeless shelter on the city’s ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a state park with the largest Confederate monument in the country, arguing officials broke state ...

Even after the historic atrocity of slavery was abolished, laws were made—and upheld by the Supreme Court—which, in certain ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a state park with the largest Confederate monument in the country, arguing officials broke state ...

Strasbourg, 28.05.2025 – In its annual report for 2024, published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), has outlined tackling ...