Shortly after Democratic lawmakers in California this fall passed the first state ban on discrimination by caste, a prominent Indian American party fundraiser says, he confronted Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Activists in the state are dealt a blow as Gavin Newsom says the state’s laws already offer civil rights protections California activists against caste discrimination faced a defeat on Saturday ...

Legislators said the measure would protect people of South Asian descent who allege unfair treatment. The governor must now decide whether to sign the bill into law. Seattle became the first US ...

California's governor vetoed a historic bill to add caste as a protected category, but efforts to recognize discrimination in ...

(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill passed recently by the state legislature to explicitly ban caste discrimination, citing existing laws that already prohibit ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill on Saturday that would have banned caste discrimination in the state. Senate Bill 403 would have added caste to the definition of ancestry in the state’s ...

What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as ...

New Jersey has the largest share of Hindus of any U.S. state, prompting some to call for a ban on caste discrimination.The post Calls to ban caste discrimination grow as ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made ...