SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A high profile sex discrimination lawsuit in Silicon Valley should be taken private via arbitration, lawyers for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers argued on Wednesday, but the plaintiff, former partner Ellen Pao, wants the chance to tell her story be Full story
Same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised over the Internet, according to a first-of-its-kind national study from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Full story
In the latest installment of Reply Al, Sharpton explains why people shouldn’t worry about the difference between the civil rights movement and LGBT equality movement.
A report released Tuesday found that same-sex couples experience less favorable treatment than heterosexual couples in the online rental housing market. Full story
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing discrimination to win lawsuits under federal law. Full story
The experts weigh in on huge supreme court cases that are coming down the pike any day now. Chris Hayes is joined by Elise Boddie, Director of Litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Kenji Yoshino from NYU School of Law, and Nan Aron from the Alliance for Justice to discuss.
NBC’s Pete Williams and SCOTUSBlog’s Tom Goldstein break down the decision handed down from the court on Monday regarding Arizona’s requirement to provide proof of citizenship to vote, as well as the decisions the country is still waiting for.
As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on practices like affirmative action, Demos Senior Fellow Rich Benjamin joins Ari Melber and the panelists to look at two signs that racial discrimination is still thriving.
In the midst of the Republican rebranding effort to show a commitment to "common ground,” Senator Marco Rubio of Florida takes a backward stand on a work place discrimination bill.
New questions have been raised about the guidelines for organ transplants in young children every since a judge allowed 11-year-old Sarah Murnahan received an adult lung transplant before it was legal. The Cycle hosts discuss what this means for other Sarahs who are waiting for a transplant.
This year's Walmart shareholders' meeting served as a celebrity pep rally for the country's largest private employer—a company we think about when we thinkg about terrible working conditions in the 21st century.
An activist for a women's rights group holds a poster during the "March of Whores" to protest against discrimination and violence against women in Medellin April 6, 2013. The march is part of the SlutWalk protest movement which started after a police officer advised female students in Canada to "avo
People with masks take part in the "March of Whores" to protest against discrimination and violence against women in Bogota April 6, 2013. The march is part of the SlutWalk protest movement which started after a police officer advised female students in Canada to "avoid dressing like sluts". The mes
A man and women take part in the "March of Whores" to protest against discrimination and violence against women in Bogota April 6, 2013. The march is part of the SlutWalk protest movement which started after a police officer advised female students in Canada to "avoid dressing like sluts". REUTE
A man dressed as a woman takes part in the "March of Whores" to protest against discrimination and violence against women in Bogota April 6, 2013. The march is part of the SlutWalk protest movement which started after a police officer advised female students in Canada to "avoid dressing like sluts".
