A freelance journalist’s allegations that Twitter Inc.‘s suspension of her account and removal of messages criticizing transgender women violated California law are barred by the Communications Decency Act, a state appeals court said Friday.

Efforts to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution have new momentum now that the Senate is under Democratic control, but the disputed amendment’s fate is expected to rest with the Supreme Court regardless of congressional action.

Civil rights groups praised President Joe Biden‘s racial equity executive order but said it was only a start toward leveling the playing field for minority communities.

President Joe Biden took the first steps this week to reverse Trump administration policies on the rights of transgender students.

President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at promoting racial equity offers an opening for the IRS to begin collecting race-based tax data, though it is unclear if the administration will need Congress to go along.

Citigroup Inc., one of the few companies to offer a frank assessment of the difference in wages it pays to men and women, has made gradual progress toward narrowing that gap.