Episode 10: How Are Judges Debating Discrimination in the Courts?
How are the courts talking about and making rulings about DEI and discrimination?
It’s legal decision season! Are Trump's executive orders holding up? What rulings are coming up that may affect your DEI work?
Court Cases & Legal Decisions:
-23-1039 Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. Decided June 5, 2025.
-24-297 Mahmoud v. Taylor. Decided June 27, 2025.
-American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health. 2025.
Links to Mentions & References:
-“Anti-Racism Resources.” Fitchburg State University. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/anti-racism-resources.
-American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “Federal District Court Strikes Down NIH’s Unlawful Directives That Led to the Elimination of Critical Research.” ACLU, June 16, 2025. https://www.aclu.org/news/federal-court-nih-decision-2025.
-Ontario Human Rights Commission. “Racism and Racial Discrimination: Systemic Discrimination (Fact Sheet).” Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/racism-fact-sheet.
-Race Forward. “What is Racial Equity?” Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.raceforward.org/about/what-racial-equity.
-Rodriguez-Knutsen, Ana. “Types of Racism: Internal, Interpersonal, Institutional, and Structural.” YWCA Works, March 1, 2023. https://www.ywcaworks.org/blog/2023/03/01/types-of-racism.
-University of Washington: School of Law. “Mahmoud V. Taylor Explained.” July 14, 2025. https://www.law.uw.edu/news/mahmoud-v-taylor.
-Tsao, Alison L. “Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Claims.” CDF Labor Law, June 6, 2025. https://www.cdflaborlaw.com/title-vii-decision-2025.
