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Ex-Kleiner partner wants day in court in discrimination lawsuit

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

Study finds housing bias against same-sex couples

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

Why the LGBT struggle is like the civil rights struggle

   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.

Same-sex couples face housing discrimination, new study shows

A report released Tuesday found that same-sex couples experience less favorable treatment than heterosexual couples in the online rental housing market. Full story

High court to hear NJ housing discrimination case

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

Hayes: Political blow back from striking down Section 5 of Voting Rights Act 'would be massive'

   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.

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  Country still awaits decisions on DOMA, affirmative action from Supreme Court

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.

  Two signs an enduring and evolving racism still exists

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.

  Sexual orientation discrimination is no problem for Marco Rubio

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.

  Will organ transplant age threshold hold up?

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.

  Walmart shareholders meeting or the Tony Awards? 

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. 

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