One day in the 1970s, Paul Fleisher and his wife were walking through a department store parking lot when they noticed a group of people looking at them. Fleisher, who is white, and his wife, who is Black, were used to "the look." But this time it was more intense.

A conservative law firm has filed a lawsuit alleging Madison's new civilian police oversight board has illegally reserved positions for members of certain races.

While 14% of all associates are women of color, just 3% of partners are, according to a report from the American Bar Association.

A former La Crosse police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against his former employer, claiming race discrimination and retaliation.

A majority of blacks in the United States — more than three out of five — say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police, and their race is the reason.

Green Bay-based Associated Bank has agreed to generate nearly $200 million in mortgage loans in predominantly minority neighborhoods as part of a settlement over a federal racial discrimination complaint.

An African-American funeral home operator is accusing Racine city officials of discrimination for denying him permission to operate.

A 2010 law designed to eliminate harsher sentences for black offenders convicted of crack cocaine crimes should not apply retroactively, a federal appeals court ruled in a deeply divided decision that several dissenting judges wrote amounts to furthering racial discrimination.

A former Neenah police officer has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, alleging racial discrimination

Dane County will receive a $24,000 grant from the American Bar Association to help the county reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit that alleged racial discrimination against a La Crosse apartment complex and its manager.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing a La Crosse apartment complex and its manager, alleging racial discrimination. The lawsuit alleges that the manager of Geneva Terrace Apartments told prospective African-American renters that apartments were not available while telling prospective white renters that apartments were available. The complaint alleges that in 2009 and 2010, manager ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal workplace agency is accusing Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care of not doing enough to investigate a black employee’s claims of harassment and racial discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the not-for-profit health care provider. According to the EEOC, the black worker repeatedly complained to Aurora officials about the way her ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal agency says a New Jersey insurance company will pay $110,000 to settle allegations of racial discrimination at its Milwaukee office. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the agreement Wednesday. According to the EEOC, it sued Federal Insurance Co., which does business as Chubb & Son. That’s a Warren, N.J.,-based company that sells property and ...