Tag: civil rights
Thousands rally at Lincoln Memorial to defend voting rights
Civil rights leaders say this is the first march since the Supreme Court gutted a core Voting Rights Act protection.
Rep. LaMonica McIver isn’t just fighting for reelection — she’s fighting...
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a trial that could send the New Jersey congresswoman to prison over a 2025 clash with officers at an immigration detention center.
Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion...
Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.
ICE killing in Houston fuels demands for independent investigation
Family members, civil rights groups, and local leaders are demanding answers after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an immigration operation in Houston.
Supreme Court term narrows civil rights tools while preserving birthright citizenship
A series of rulings on immigration, voting rights, and transgender students shows how the court is reshaping legal protections for vulnerable communities.
Judge blocks USPS plan that could have restricted mail ballot delivery
A federal court stopped the Postal Service from adopting election-mail procedures that voting-rights groups said would have turned a mail carrier into a ballot gatekeeper.
Supreme Court splits on civil rights
The justices blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order while upholding state bans on transgender students in girls’ and women’s sports.
Police kill 1-year-old in Mississippi, then tear gas protesters demanding answers
The fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley after an alleged shoplifting call has ignited protests in Senatobia, where residents say years of police escalation and mistrust reached a breaking point.
Trump DOJ moves to crush Evanston’s landmark Black reparations program
The Justice Department is backing a right-wing lawsuit against the nation’s first operating reparations program, raising the stakes for cities trying to repair decades of anti-Black housing discrimination.
ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain
New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.