The producers of American Idol last week moved to dismiss a discrimination suit alleging that African-American contestants with prior arrests or convictions were shamed and disqualified while similarly-situated white contestants were promoted as “second chance” stories. (See our prior post here.) The motion begins by highlighting the success of African-American contestants generally:
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Suit Accuses American Idol of Disqualifying Black Contestants With Criminal Records While Ignoring Criminal Records of White Contestants
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