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The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some feeling more fraught than festive when it comes to how to honor…

The Independent UK

Trump Removes MLK Day From Free Park List, Adds His Birthday Instead - Newsom Fires Back

Trump administration cuts MLK Day from national park free entry days, adds Flag Day - his birthday. Newsom responds by opening 200 California parks.

International Business Times UK

Religious Employment and Title VII: Part 1—Civil Rights Law and the Tensions between Liberty and Equality

Understanding Title VII as a law designed to advance both liberty and equality helps to illuminate the statute's religious employer exemption.

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MLK Day reminds us to harness ‘urgency of now’ as the US grapples with crisis

People across the US are moving on from the empty platitudes MLK Day often evokes – and embodying King’s words

The Guardian - US

The Civil Rights era is losing its grip on young Americans

America's racial conversation is moving away from a shared historical narrative.

Axios

Justice department ‘not investigating’ Renee Good killing in contrast to 2020 inquiry on George Floyd death

In 2020, Trump DoJ investigated police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis, leading to four officers’ convictions

The Guardian - US

Rebecca Good Probed for 'Impeding' ICE as Footage Captures Her Final Words to Slain Wife

Federal officials investigate Rebecca Good for allegedly impeding ICE moments before agent shot Renee Good dead in Minneapolis street confrontation.

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Teen dead and three injured after shooting at historic New Orleans restaurant and civil rights landmark

Three bystanders visiting the city were injured after shooting victim was chased inside 85-year-old landmark

The Independent UK

The life of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge

The Guardian - UK

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive orders, agency memos, funding decisions and enforcement changes, the administration has weakened federal civil rights law and the foundations of the country’s racially inclusive democracy.

The Conversation

Justice department loses bid to get sensitive information on California voters

Federal judge rules Trump administration’s efforts to obtain information on voters in the state is threat to democracy

The Guardian - US

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities

The Independent UK

Renee Good's Family Retains George Floyd Legal Team: 'ICE Killed the Best of the Best,' Attorney Says

Romanucci & Blandin, who won $27M for George Floyd's family, now represent Renee Good's widow and relatives in a civil investigation into the ICE shooting.

International Business Times UK

Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans

Officials ask at least 43 states for sensitive details as critics fear effort to sow doubt about midterm election results

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Is the Trump Administration Protecting the Minneapolis ICE Shooter? DOJ Officials Resign in Protest

The Trump administration blocked DOJ Civil Rights Division from investigating ICE officer Jonathan Ross, prompting mass resignations as critics accuse federal officials of shielding the shooter.

International Business Times UK

Trump Blamed Amid Federal Prosecutor Resignations Over DOJ's 'Lack of Interest' in Renee Good's Case

Minnesota Gov. Walz blames US President Donald Trump for the resignation of several trusted federal prosecutors.

The Independent UK

US civil rights pioneer dies aged 86

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Four top DOJ civil rights leaders walk out in mass resignation after Trump shuts down fatal ICE shooting probe

The DOJ has become corrupt.

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Is ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Going to Jail for Shooting Renee Good? DOJ Reportedly Declines Civil Rights Probe

DOJ Civil Rights Division declines to investigate ICE agent Jonathan Ross for shooting Renee Good, triggering mass resignations from senior officials.

The Independent UK

Claudette Colvin: Civil rights icon who refused to move seats on segregated bus dies at 86

Colvin's act of defiance occurred months before Rosa Parks gained international recognition for a similar stand

The Independent UK

Justice Department prosecutors resign amid turmoil over Minnesota ICE shooting investigation

Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have announced their departures amid turmoil over the federal investigation into the killing of a woman by by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in…

International Business Times UK

Outrage As ICE Agent Jonathan Ross 'Unlikely To Face Charges' Over Death Of Renee Good, Sources Say

Outrage is swelling nationwide as federal sources say ICE agent Jonathan Ross is unlikely to face charges for the fatal shooting of Minneapolis protester Renee Good, sparking protests, legal questions, and fierce debate over accountability.

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Donald Trump says white Americans were the real victims of Civil Rights era protections

So, the president says Civil RIghts are unfair.

The Guardian - US

Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting

Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division

The Independent UK

Even the DOJ’s expert in police shootings not being allowed to participate in Minneapolis ICE investigation

The Civil Rights Division is typically involved in probing fatal shootings by a law enforcement officer

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