Harvard University intentionally uses a vague "personal rating" to reject Asian-American applicants in favor of students from other racial backgrounds, according to lawyers on one side of a trial that began Monday and carries weighty implications for dozens of other U.S. colleges.

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Jewish people are protected by a law against racial discrimination in employment decisions, a federal magistrate judge has concluded in siding with a football coach suing a private Baptist college in Louisiana.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a new court hearing for a black Texas prison inmate whose death sentence may have been tainted by disturbing references to race. Lawyers for inmate Duane Buck said the result of the ...

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The Freddie Gray riots at the end of April spurred concerns and commitments from government officials and community groups to alleviate the inequuities that African-Americans face in Baltimore. For Associated Black Charities executive director Diane Bell McKoy, it’s a deeper ...

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A federal judge has again rejected the Grasonville Volunteer Fire Department’s attempt to throw out a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by a former firefighter. The department’s motion for summary judgment, as in an earlier motion to dismiss, argued Oscar L. ...

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Upper Marlboro solo practitioner files formal complaint with Prince George's County after 'extremely painful' incident.

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Four former ZBest Limousine drivers are suing the company and the past manager of a Baltimore hotel for allegedly heeding a request by the Saudi royal family not to have black drivers during a stay in the city.

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The first black member of the Grasonville Volunteer Fire Department has filed a $1 million racial discrimination lawsuit against the department.

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A Maryland audit on minority business participation at casinos has found that data is incomplete.

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Time Inc.’s associate general counsel has written a novel. Helen Wan’s novel, “The Partner Track,”  is about a woman who struggles with race and gender issues while trying to succeed in the legal industry.  Wan said she intended for the ...

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