‘Just disgraceful’: outcry as Heritage thinktank appoints far-right figure to key post Scott Yenor, who has offered views on women, marriage and LGBTQ+ rights, helped to found secretive fraternal order The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2025
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights In at least half a dozen states, librarians have joined forces with civil rights groups to oppose book bans, often facing personal and professional repercussions The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2025
Trump Administration Illegally Fired Federal DEI Workers Over 'Political Reasons,' New Lawsuit Claims Lawsuit claims the Trump administration illegally fired workers in DEI roles, targeting them for being 'perceived political enemies' and violating civil rights law. International Business Times UK · Dec 12, 2025
The DOJ Says It Will Challenge Unconstitutional Gun Policies. Maybe It Should Stop Defending Them. The Justice Department's litigation positions are at odds with its avowed intent to protect Second Amendment rights. Reason · Dec 10, 2025
Migrants held at Fort Bliss suffering physical abuse, unsafe conditions, human rights groups claim The ACLU and other groups interviewed more than 45 migrants held at the detention center and call it a “human and civil rights catastrophe.” The Texas Tribune · Dec 10, 2025
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2025
Over 200 ex-staffers decry destruction of DoJ civil rights arm: ‘America deserves better’ Former employees from justice department’s civil rights division accuse Trump administration of purging experts The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2025
Florida declares US Muslim civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization Ron DeSantis’s legally dubious order designating Cair – and Muslim Brotherhood – follows similar move by Texas The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: Arms and the Citizenship Issue Illegal aliens are prohibited from possession of firearms. Reason · Dec 9, 2025
Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Never-before-seen photos of Rosa Parks during the Selma march discovered ‘This is showing who Ms Parks was, both as a person and as an activist’ The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025
National Park Service Scraps Free Admission On MLK Day, Juneteenth: Adds Trump's Birthday In 2026 The National Park Service's decision to eliminate free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth while adding President Donald Trump's birthday has drawn widespread criticism from civil rights leaders and lawmakers. Benzinga · Dec 7, 2025
Trump's Axing MLK Day and Juneteenth to Make His Birthday a National Event Donald Trump removed some regular US holidays and added his own birthday to make it a holiday event in the US. International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2025
Full list of National Park fee free days as Juneteenth and MLK Day are axed It comes as international visitors face a steep new fee to visit America’s parks The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott The Montgomery Bus Boycott is marking its 70th anniversary
Reason · Dec 3, 2025 Journal of Free Speech Law: "Free Speech and Incorporation: A Reassessment," by Ilan Wurman From the "Gitlow v. New York at 100" symposium, held this year at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law; other papers from that symposium will be published shortly.
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2025 Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn Former oversight officials alarmed by dismantling of DHS system that oversees complaints about civil rights harms
The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2025 What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today Rosa Park’s story is about courage. But, lest one forget, it is also a story about breaking the law
Axios · Nov 29, 2025 America stares down erasure of Black history and progress In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025 Judge seeks settlement in 'Alligator Alcatraz' civil rights lawsuit A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and Florida to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades are getting adequate access to attorneys
The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2025 Trump DoJ’s focus on Maga goals harms other investigations, experts warn Exodus of lawyers under Trump weakens department’s capacity in civil rights, national security and other areas
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025 Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
International Business Times UK · Nov 22, 2025 Black Firefighter Sues For £19m After Co-Worker's Rope Gesture 'Evokes Slavery' Bloomfield firefighter Patrick Thomas has filed a federal civil rights suit seeking approximately £19 million ($25 million), alleging a colleague handed him a tied noose during training and that the department failed to act.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025 Muslim civil rights group sues Texas for labeling it a terrorist organization A Muslim civil rights group has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott