Showing posts with label Caste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caste. Show all posts
Monday, March 11, 2024

Ban on Caste Discrimination Is Constitutional

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In Bagal v. Sawant ,  (WD WA, March 8, 2024), a Washington federal district court rejected First and 14th Amendment challenges to the City o...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Indian Court Bars Exclusion of Scheduled Caste from Temple Festival

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Last week in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court issued an order to prevent members of a Scheduled Caste from being exclud...
Friday, November 24, 2023

Inclusion of "Caste" In Antidiscrimination Policy Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Kumar v. Koester ,  (CD CA, Nov. 21, 2023, a California federal district court rejected an Establishment Clause challenge to the inclusio...
Sunday, October 08, 2023

California Governor Vetoes Bill Explicitly Barring Caste Discrimination

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Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsome vetoed Senate Bill 403 ( veto message ). The bill would have explicitly outlawed discriminatio...
Thursday, September 07, 2023

California Legislature Passes Amendment to Outlaw Caste Discrimination

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California's Unruh Civil Rights Act already bars discrimination, among other things, on the basis of "ancestry". The Californi...
Monday, September 04, 2023

Hindu Organization Lacks Standing to Challenge State's Caste Discrimination Charges

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In Hindu American Foundation, Inc. v. Kish , (ED CA, Aug. 31, 2023, a California federal district court held that a national education and p...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Hindu Profs May Move Ahead with Some Challenges To "Caste" In Anti-Discrimination Policy

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In Kumar v. Koester ,  (CD CA, July 25, 2023), a California federal district court dismissed for lack of standing plaintiffs' free exerc...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Seattle Becomes First U.S. City To Outlaw Caste Discrimination

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Seattle, Washington this week became the first U.S. city to add "caste" discrimination to its anti-discrimination laws. The Ordina...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Profs Sue University for Including Caste in Antidiscrimination Policy

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Suit was filed on Monday in a California federal district court by two California State University professors challenging the University'...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Suit Challenges California's Linking Of Hinduism With Caste System

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A Hindu advocacy organization has filed suit in a California federal district court challenging allegations in the California Civil Rights D...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Indian Court Says Religious Conversion Does Not Change Person's Caste

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In Raj v. The Tahsildar ,  (Madras High Ct., Nov. 17, 2021), the High Court in the Indian city of Madras (Chennai) held that "conversio...