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William G. Young, a Reagan-Appointed Judge, Is Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial

Judge William G. Young’s long career has been punctuated by high-profile cases and outspoken advocacy for the judiciary’s value and fact-finding power.

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Judge William G. Young in the courtroom in Boston in November 1980.

U.K. to Collect Ethnicity Data on All Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.”

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, shown in a photo released by the British Parliament, said on Monday that the government would carry out the recommendations of a review of a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of young girls by groups of men.

Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules

The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against racial minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore much of the funding.

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A researcher at the National Institutes of Health last year in Bethesda, Md.

Alex Polikoff, Who Won a Marathon Housing Segregation Case, Dies at 98

He notched a victory in a Supreme Court decision against the City of Chicago in 1976. He then spent over 40 years making sure the ruling was enforced.

Lawsuit Argues Hispanic-Serving College Program Is Discriminatory

A group behind the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action is now targeting a federal support for schools that enroll large numbers of Hispanic students.

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Arizona State University in Tempe is part of the Hispanic-serving institutions program.

Italians Prepare to Vote in Citizenship Referendum

A referendum on Sunday and Monday will give Italians the chance to loosen citizenship laws for immigrants. But it is not clear enough voters will turn out.

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A banner promoting the referendum on citizenship in Milan on Wednesday. Turnout must exceed 50 percent for the referendum to count; a majority is required for passage.

Africans See Trump’s New Travel Ban as ‘A Big Slap in the Face’

Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory and would unfairly affect their future.

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In Khartoum, the war-torn capital of Sudan, in March.
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