A curated index of verified civil-rights reporting, court decisions, agency actions, and public-policy developments relevant to equal protection under the law.
Entries identify whether a matter is a final ruling, pending lawsuit, investigation, agency finding, or settlement. Allegations are not presented as proven facts.
Education and Admissions
Federal Agencies Find U.C. Berkeley Law Used Race in Admissions
Status: Administrative investigative finding; voluntary resolution sought. Reported: September 9, 2026.
DOJ and the Department of Education found that Berkeley Law discriminated against White and Asian applicants. Berkeley disputes the finding. No court has adjudicated the matter.
Employment and Equal Treatment
St. Louis Sheriff’s Office Resolves 13 EEOC Race and Age Charges
Status: Conciliation; no admission. Reported: September 2026.
The EEOC found reasonable cause concerning terminations of White and Black employees. The office denied the allegations and resolved the charges through pre-litigation conciliation.
EEOC Sues The New York Times Over Alleged Race- and Sex-Based Promotion Decision
Status: Pending federal lawsuit. Reported: May 2026.
The EEOC alleges that a qualified White male editor was excluded from final interviews because of race and sex. The allegations remain unproven.
Federal Scrutiny of Race-Conscious Workplace Programs: NIKE and Planned Parenthood
Status: Active investigation and resolved conciliation. Reported: 2026.
The article distinguishes NIKE’s subpoena-enforcement matter from the separate Planned Parenthood of Illinois conciliation agreement.
EEOC Seeks Enforcement of San Francisco DEI-Training Subpoena
Status: Pending subpoena-enforcement action; underlying charge remains under investigation. Filed: September 8, 2026.
The EEOC seeks records concerning a former employee’s allegations of race and sex discrimination involving mandatory DEI training. The allegations have not been adjudicated.
Supreme Court and Constitutional Law
Supreme Court Rejects Louisiana’s Race-Based Congressional Map
Status: Final Supreme Court decision. Decided: April 29, 2026.
In Louisiana v. Callais, the Court held that the Voting Rights Act did not require the additional majority-minority district, so the state lacked a compelling interest for the race-predominant map.
International Watch
South Africa’s 2025 Employment Equity Targets: What the Rules Require
Status: Active national regulations and sectoral numerical targets. Published: April 15, 2025.
A primary-source review of the five-year employment-equity targets for 18 economic sectors, including their scope and stated qualifications.
South Africa Constitutional Court Limits Rigid Use of National Racial Targets
Status: Final Constitutional Court judgment. Decided: July 15, 2016.
The Court held that a government employment-equity plan was unlawful because it did not account for both national and regional demographics.
Canada’s Employment Equity Act: Designated Groups, Goals, and Legal Limits
Status: Current federal statute; reviewed through July 21, 2026.
The Act requires employment-equity planning for covered employers while preserving essential qualifications and merit requirements and barring fixed, arbitrary quotas in enforcement orders.
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