A new Justice Department memo questions decades of civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities, arguing states aren't required to provide in-home or community-based care. Advocates fear this could lead to the re-institutionalization of disabled individuals.
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into MLB after players were reprimanded for writing Bible verses on their hats during Pride Night. The probe is framed as a commitment to combating religious discrimination.
The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league warned three San Francisco Giants players for writing Bible verses on their hats during Pride Night. The investigation will examine if the discipline constitutes religious discrimination.
The Trump administration has removed more than 50 exhibits from at least 37 national parks, following an order to take down signs that "inappropriately disparage Americans." A federal judge blocked further modifications, calling the removals an attempt to "rewrite the Nation’s history with a white-out pen."
Three Amazon employees who advocated for data center regulation in Seattle are now under internal investigation, facing claims they spoke for the company without approval. They allege retaliation for expressing personal political beliefs and have filed a complaint with Seattle's Office for Civil Rights.
A one-year-old boy, Kohen Wiley, was killed when police opened fire in a Mississippi Walmart parking lot while responding to a shoplifting call. The child was in a car with his mother and a friend when he was struck by a bullet. The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation investigates the incident.
The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to the Justice Department and Health and Human Services, moving closer to President Trump's goal of shutting down the department. Advocates worry this will complicate enforcement and negatively impact students with disabilities.
The Trump administration is intervening in a civil rights lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, arguing its Mississippi AI data center is critical for the economy and military. The NAACP alleges xAI illegally operates power turbines without permits, posing health risks and violating the Clean Air Act.
The Trump administration is moving the Education Department's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the DOJ, sparking criticism from disability advocates.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) seeks federal court sanctions against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly leaking a draft indictment to media before its official filing, potentially violating grand jury secrecy rules. The indictment accuses SPLC of fraud in its paid informant program, allegations SPLC calls meritless and part of a vindictive campaign.
US civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw urges Birmingham City University to reverse its decision to close its MA in black studies, calling it an 'escalating assault' mirroring US attacks on DEI and warning of the 'erasure' of Black scholarship.
The Trump administration has shifted federal civil rights enforcement, labeling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools as discriminatory against white students. This has led to investigations, withheld funding, and legal challenges against initiatives aimed at addressing historical inequities for Black students and students of color.
The EEOC is proposing to end its annual EEO-1 data collection and rescind a 1979 regulation allowing employers to address race/gender imbalances. Chair Andrea Lucas argues programs favoring specific groups are unlawful, while critics fear this will hinder discrimination enforcement.
Clarence B. Jones, a pivotal speechwriter and confidant of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95, leaving a legacy in the Civil Rights Movement, including co-authoring 'I Have A Dream' and 'Beyond Vietnam' speeches.
Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating the NFL's Rooney Rule and other employment practices for potential civil rights violations. The league is cooperating with a subpoena demanding documents related to diversity and coaching staff demographics.
The NAACP's "Out of Bounds" campaign urges Black athletes to boycott public university athletic programs in eight Southern states that have limited Black voting representation. The campaign targets states like Tennessee, Florida, and Texas, calling for recruits to withhold commitments and enrolled athletes to use their platforms or transfer.
The Supreme Court ordered lower courts to reconsider rulings in Voting Rights Act cases, including one involving Native American tribes in North Dakota, after its recent weakening of the law. The move impacts the ability of advocacy groups and voters to sue under Section 2.
Activists retraced the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march route to protest recent Supreme Court rulings that have diminished voting rights protections for Black Americans. The event highlighted concerns about gerrymandering and the potential rollback of progress made during the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre during college
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Tory leader says she did not sign off on video attacking Labour’s Troubles legacy proposals Kemi Badenoch has apologised after footage from Bloody Sunday was used in social media posts criticising a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.The Conservative leader said on Saturday that she did not sign off on the use of a clip from the massacre, in which British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights demonstrators in Derry, and that it was distributed by “very young people”. Continue reading...
It's been 80 years since Aboriginal workers in the Pilbara up-ended a slave-like labour system. The descendants of those involved fear its legacy is being forgotten.
The ruling will be seen by civil rights activists as a blow and by the Republican party as a boost ahead of key midterm elections in November.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along partisan lines that Louisiana's 2024 congressional map with a second majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The decision weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which protected minority voting power in redistricting. A group of non-African-American voters, supported by the Trump administration, challenged the map. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion stating Section 2 does not justify race-based redistricting.
