by Associated Press Published: October 4,2012
Tags: adult entertainment, case, court, dancer, discrimination, employer, employment, job, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, race, Strip club, stripper, work, worker
JACKSON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against a Mississippi strip club that it says discriminated against black dancers. The lawsuit alleges that Danny’s Cabaret in Jackson forced black dancers to work less lucrative shifts than whites, subjected them to arbitrary fees and fines and excluded them from advertisements promoting [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
Tags: civil rights, constitutionality, discrimination, election, federal government, judicial, justice, law, Politics, poll, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — In response to the Department of Justice’s request for more information about the new state voter identification law, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the people of Mississippi have already spoken to whether the law is discriminatory or not. In a statement, Hosemann said: “The Department of Justice has requested information from the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 20,2012
Tags: bench, court, discrimination, election, freedom, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, legal, polls, rights, state agency, state government, vote, voter, voter identification, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi’s photo voter identification law may survive legal challenges because the state has made plans to provide free ID cards in many locations, the secretary of state says. Republican Delbert Hosemann told lawmakers he expects the U.S. Justice Department to reject Mississippi’s law after reviewing it under the Voting Rights Act. “It’s likely [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 17,2012
Tags: bench, case, contract, court, discrimination, education, faculty, higher education, instructor, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, public university, teach, teacher, teaching, tort, violation
HATTIESBURG — A former University of Southern Mississippi faculty member has brought numerous civil claims against the university, asking for reinstatement and unspecified actual and compensatory damages in a lawsuit removed to U.S. District Court. The Hattiesburg American reports Bonnie Gerald also lists former university president Martha Saunders, former provost Robert Lyman and faculty members [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 4,2012
Tags: desegregation, discrimination, education, federal government, law, legal, plan, public education, public school, school, segration
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Department of Justice has objected to the Cleveland School District’s plan to desegregate two local schools. The Bolivar Commercial reports the Justice Department filed the objection this past month with the U.S. District Court. In May, the school district filed a proposal with the federal court to desegregate the East Side [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 21,2012
Tags: bench, courts, discrimination, employee, employment, federal agency, federal government, illegal immigrant, illegal worker, job, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, raid, settlement, trasformer, work, worker
LAUREL — Federal court records show a Mississippi company that was the target of the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants has settled a discrimination lawsuit by four black women who claimed the company gave preferential treatment to Latinos. A tentative settlement was announced in February. Details were released in court documents filed this [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 5,2012
Tags: discrimination, election, identification, politic, poll, state government, state law, vote, voter, voter identifiacation, Voting, voting right
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Secretary of State’s Office reports its outreach initiative offering assistance to individuals with no acceptable forms of photo voter identification has received limited response in its first two weeks. “We have inundated the state with outreach initiatives requesting these individuals contact our office,” says Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. “So far, only [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 25,2012
Tags: college, discrimination, education, endow, endowment, higher education, historically black colleges and universities, law, lawsuit, settlement, state agency, university
JACKSON — After years of delay, members of the state’s College Board will again try to raise $34 million in private money to endow Mississippi’s three historically black universities. The board pledged to raise a $35 million endowment over seven years for Alcorn State, Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State when the Ayers discrimination case [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, colleges, Community Colleges, courts, discrimination, education, higher education, judges, judicial, judiciary, junior colleges, law, lawsuit
RAYMOND — A federal appeals court has ruled for Hinds Community College in a workplace retaliation case. In 2010, a Mississippi federal judge ordered the school to pay a former professor $345,020 after a federal jury found she had been the victim of workplace retaliation. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: business manager, colleges, courts, discrimination, education, employment, employment law, higher education, universities, whistleblower, whistleblowing
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi has until the end of the month to file a response to a lawsuit from a former business manager who alleges she was fired because she is black. The Oxford Eagle reports Ginger R. Walton also alleges in federal court documents that she was also fired for refusing to [...] [...]
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