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Workplace harassment

Hostile work environments created by discriminatory behavior, which institutions have a legal obligation to rectify.

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Feb 7, 2026

How do civil‑rights organizations recommend responding verbally to racial slurs in public settings?

Civil-rights and advocacy organizations converge on a simple mandate: — interrupt them when safe, frame responses as education or firm refusal, and escalate to authorities or institutional leaders whe...

Feb 2, 2026

What legal defenses are used in prosecutions for using racial slurs and how have courts ruled?

Prosecutions or civil claims tied to use of typically turn on three legal fault lines: whether the speech is constitutionally protected, whether it qualifies as criminal “fighting words” or a hate-mot...