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The website pointed to resources, events and advice for LGBTQ+ students that cisgender and heterosexual students were not prohibited from utilizing or participating in. OSU cited a vague part of the higher education law signed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine earlier this year, which doesn't go into effect until June 27.
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The justices’ decision affects lawsuits in 20 states and the District of Columbia where, until now, courts had set a higher bar when members of a majority group, including those who are white and heterosexual, sue for discrimination under federal law.
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Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio provides free legal services to those facing housing discrimination through a federal grant from HUD. That grant was just canceled.
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Judge Kimberly Cocroft has been in office for almost 15 years. Her lawsuit targets court administration and almost every other Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars sex discrimination in the workplace. A trial court and the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Marlean Ames.
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Senate Bill 83 didn't pass the Ohio House before it adjourned for summer recess, but its sponsor said the proposal isn't dead.
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The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights opened the investigation into whether Ohio State University failed to respond to anti-Semitic acts on Jan. 16.
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In November, two students were assaulted just off campus and Israeli flags were vandalized at OSU Hillel in reported anti-semitic acts.
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Columbus City Council pays attorney fees for police commander who was racially discriminated againstA federal jury awarded then-Lieutenant Melissa McFadden only $2 after finding she was discriminated and retaliated against because of her race.
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Women are penalized for weight gain economically, a phenomenon that does not translate to men.