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Are Jews Protected from "Racial" Discrimination Under Title VI?

A recent article discussing the issue neglects to consider the precedent of "Hispanics"

Reason

Feds fight to keep 'Alligator Alcatraz' open amid legal battle as 3rd challenge is filed

The federal government has asked a Miami judge to pause her order to close an immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

The Independent UK

When and why has the National Guard been deployed in the US before?

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Al Jazeera

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National Guard now carrying pistols in Washington as troops enter third week deployed to capital

Civil rights group warn against Pentagon’s ‘dangerous’ decision to arm troops

The Independent UK

University of Oregon Concludes Law Review "Discriminat[ed] Based on Perceived National Origin" Against Israeli Author

From the University of Oregon School of Law's dean Friday: Dear law community, In February 2025, a civil rights complaint… The post University of Oregon Concludes Law Review "Discriminat[ed] Based on Perceived National Origin" Against Israeli Author appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

The federal government has released thousands of pages of records on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till

The Independent UK

A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide

The legacy of Vincent Chin has recently been commemorated in a street sign bearing his name on the corner of Cass Avenue and Peterboro Street in Detroit’s historic Chinatown.

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Privacy and civil rights groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters

A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation

The Independent UK

Man Who Threw A Subway Sandwich At A Federal Agent Is Fired From His Department Of Justice Job

A Department of Justice employee has been fired after hurling a Subway sandwich at a federal agent during a heated altercation. The bizarre incident has left social media stunned.

International Business Times UK

Judge to weigh detainees' legal rights at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida Everglades

A federal judge is considering whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades

The Independent UK

As civil rights books are pulled from school shelves, one Alabama town is refusing to forget its story

The Scottsboro Boys Museum tells the story of nine African American men who were falsely accused of the rape of two white women in 1931

The Independent UK

DoJ says George Washington University violated law over Jewish students and faculty

George Washington University is latest institution targeted by White House over 2024 pro-Palestinian campus protests

The Guardian - US

Trump will ignore crime reduction data for the political value of a show of force

There’s a downward trend in violence in Washington DC in line with those in other cities – but that may not matter

The Guardian - US

Trump’s DOJ subpoenas NY AG’s office for files on Trump’s civil prosecution and case against NRA

Trump’s Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as it investigates whether she violated the president’s civil rights

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Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up in reports

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Georgia sheriff's sergeant on civil rights charges

Reason

Delaware Agency Sues Homeowners Because They Sued Allegedly Disabled Neighbors Over Nonconforming Fence

No, says a Delaware judge: "Civil rights statutes" "do not eclipse the constitutional protections of the right to petition the government."

The Independent UK

UCLA says Trump administration has frozen $584 million in grants, threatening research

The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles

The Guardian - US

The Voting Rights Act is facing the biggest threats in its 60 years

Decades after its passage, the revolutionary law continues to face attempts to pervert its purpose

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The Guardian - US

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, our voices are being eroded

The 1965 law, a rare and profound act of consensus, has been hollowed out. We cannot forget the power Dr King saw in the right to vote

The Texas Tribune

Federal appeals court sides with Texas on ID requirements for voting by mail

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state’s voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots do not violate the Civil Rights Act.

Reason

The Justice Department's Dubious Attempt to Erase a Police Officer's Federal Excessive Force Conviction

I've teamed up with well-regarded civil rights lawyer, Caree Harper, to fight the Department's effort to vacate L.A. Sheriff's Department Officer Trevor Kirk's conviction.

The Independent UK

Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations

The Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the school of civil rights violations related to antisemitism, affirmative action and women’s sports

The Guardian - US

White House freezes $108m in funds to Duke University over affirmative action

Trump administration says North Carolina school violated Civil Rights Act by using racial preferences in hiring

The Independent UK

UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests

The University of California, Los Angeles, has reached a $6 million settlement with three Jewish students and a Jewish professor who filed a lawsuit alleging UCLA violated their civil rights

The Independent UK

Bodycam video appears to show Florida officer aiming a gun at Black student during brutal arrest

Civil rights lawyers say a Florida police officer had his gun aimed at a Black college student shortly before the driver was pulled from his car and beaten in a recorded encounter that recently sparked widespread outrage

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