Former and current workers from the Ace accused the company of using the identities of its Black and LGBTQ employees to sell their brand, while standing idle as employees were harassed and held back over those very same identities.
Cases climbed by nearly 1,400 statewide.
"While the entire world is experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, not every country’s experience is the same. Some countries have far lower transmission and death rates per capita than others. These countries have one very important thing in common: nearly universal adoption of mask-wearing."
On Monday, the court will start processing at least 106 eviction filings that were filed before the moratorium went into effect in March.
Twenty percent of parents surveyed say they won’t be able to make staggered in-person class schedules work in the fall. Many parents want a remote-learning option even if school buildings reopen.
"If there is a concept that’s at the core of American ideology, the American Dream is it, and its logic makes it easy for us to disregard poverty and incarceration as outcomes that only the worst of us reap."
"Calls to defund the police and/or prison abolition can sound scary to those just hearing about them. Understanding what these mean and how they're justified may help people grapple with what might appear frightening and too radical at first."
Award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien talks about COVID-19, the Trump Administration… and bad news writing. And Ashlin Parker from Trumpet Mafia reacts to the city's push to offer some live entertainment amid the pandemic.
The final story in our series on the life and career of New Orleans Judge Frank Shea.
The legacy of Judge Frank Shea.
