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Thursday, September 13, 2012  The Hannibal chapter of the NAACP will host a workshop Thursday night addressing racial sensitivity in district schools.

Friday, August 31, 2012  The Hannibal School District says it's looking forward to enhancing the dialogue about racial diversity and bullying following a report from the U.S. Department of Education's Civil Rights division.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  A question of gender discrimination has changed the way one local high school will cheer on the sidelines.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  A prosecutor told jurors that Dharun Ravi, now 19, spied on roommate Tyler Clementi and acted maliciously "to deprive him of his dignity."

Friday, January 20, 2012  Supreme Court ruling on church discrimination leaves educators at religious schools in limbo

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  A Northeast Missouri judge says she's dismissing a racial discrimination case filed by a Clarksville woman.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania filed the lawsuit for the unidentified 13-year-old boy.

Friday, November 18, 2011  A Pittsfield couple has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging racial discrimination in the workplace.

Monday, June 20, 2011  Supreme Court blocks huge sex bias lawsuit by women who work at Wal-Mart

Monday, March 28, 2011  At issue in the largest job discrimination lawsuit ever against the nation's largest retailer is not the outcome, but whether the suit can move forward.

Sunday, March 27, 2011  Christine Kwapnoski says she faced obstacles at Wal-Mart-owned Sam's Club stores in both Missouri and California: Men made more than women and they got promoted faster.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  Obama administration presenting first US call for gay rights at the UN Human Rights Council

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Updated with video of FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell explaining his "no" vote. A divided Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules meant to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic flowing to their customers.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Scorpiniti serves as the office’s District Election Officer and is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud andvoting rights abuses in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  Regional Office of Education offers training on bullying.