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After termination, Newfields HR executive makes discrimination claim

January 11, 2025
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Ernest Gause says the art museum and gardens fired him after he repeatedly told CEOs things about discriminatory business practices within the organization they didn’t want to hear.

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WISH-TV owner loses discrimination suits against AT&T, DirecTV, Dish

April 3, 2023
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Federal Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on Friday dismissed Circle City Broadcasting’s claims in two separate lawsuits.

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Nike faces federal probe over allegations of ‘DEI-related’ discrimination against white workers

February 5, 2026

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has moved swiftly to target diversity and inclusion policies that she has long criticized as potentially discriminatory.

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Ex-Amazon driver sues civil rights agency for dropping her case following executive order

October 22, 2025 | Associated Press

The suit is the latest example of workers scrambling to find recourse as federal agencies abandon their cases in response to Trump’s shake-up of the country’s civil rights enforcement infrastructure.

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Paramedic alleges discrimination based on sexual orientation in suit against IU Health

June 9, 2025 | Farrah Anderson and Farah Yousry, WFYI and Side Effects Public Media

The paramedic alleges he was harassed by two tenured paramedics who he believes targeted him because of his sexuality. 

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Supreme Court sides with woman claiming anti-straight job discrimination

June 5, 2025 | The Washington Post

Corporations and employment lawyers were closely watching the case because many think the ruling could result in more workplace discrimination claims by members of majority groups.

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Former executive sues Newfields for discrimination, defamation amid wrongful termination claims

May 15, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Ernest Gause, who was hired as Newfields’ vice president of human resources in 2022, claims he was retaliated against after he repeatedly approached CEOs about discriminatory business practices.

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Trump swiftly undoing transgender protections in HUD housing policies

May 5, 2025 | Associated Press

With changes to the Equal Access rule and other guidance still unclear, what happens now often depends on where a case is filed.

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Indianapolis attorney is part of Trump push to change culture on campus

April 25, 2025 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

On leave from Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Tom Wheeler is part of the Trump administration’s inter-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, which is in a battle with Harvard University.

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US Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to IU’s bias-reporting system

March 4, 2025 | Associated Press

The students say Indiana University’s bias-response team stifles speech on campus by allowing anonymous reports about things that appear prejudiced or demeaning.

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Education Department softens controversial guidance on race and schools

March 2, 2025 | The Washington Post

A new question-and-answer document, posted online late Friday, clearly states that by law the federal government cannot dictate curriculum.

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Supreme Court seems likely to rule for woman claiming job bias because she’s straight

February 26, 2025 | Associated Press

The outcome of the case could remove an additional requirement that some courts apply when members of a majority group, including those who are white and heterosexual, sue for discrimination under federal law.

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Indy man, housing advocacy group file suit against Tricon Residential

November 21, 2024 | Taylor Wooten

The lawsuit alleges that the company’s blanket ban on renting to those with prior felony convictions and eviction filings constitutes racial discrimination.

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Hendricks County agrees to pay $300K to settle zoning discrimination claims from Muslim group

September 19, 2024 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Hendricks County government also agreed to change its zoning policies to settle allegations that it violated federal laws by denying zoning approval for an Islamic seminary and accompanying housing. 

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Group sues IU over scholarships, claiming racial discrimination

July 30, 2024 | Indiana Lawyer Staff

A group that touts itself as devoted to the fair treatment of all persons without regard to race or ethnicity has filed a civil rights complaint against Indiana University over what it describes as the university’s offering of “discriminatory” scholarships.

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Biden’s Title IX rule blocked by judge in six additional states, including Indiana

June 17, 2024 | Associated Press

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules

June 3, 2024 | Associated Press

The case has been closely watched by civil rights groups, philanthropic organizations, employment lawyers and the venture capital industry as a bellwether for how the courts are viewing programs intended to level the playing field for groups that have historically faced discrimination in businesses and workplaces.

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Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

April 29, 2024 | Associated Press

The attorney general’s office in Indiana said the state was joining a lawsuit to be filed in Tennessee on Tuesday.

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Indiana lawmakers move forward with bill to ban antisemitism in public education settings

January 11, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Critics of the proposal maintain it limits free speech and conflates criticism of a foreign government with anti-Jewish rhetoric.

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White plaintiffs attack federal programs that presume racial disadvantage

December 18, 2023 | The Washington Post

The Minority Business Development Agency is one of several federal programs under siege over a fundamental assumption ingrained in Washington policy: that certain racial and ethnic groups are inherently disadvantaged

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LabCorp to pay $525K to Indy employees after discrimination claims

September 27, 2023 | Carley Lanich

The labor department looked into potential discrimination by the federal contractor at its Indianapolis facility as a part of a routine investigation, federal officials said.

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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling sue over legacy admissions

July 3, 2023 | Associated Press

A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.

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