The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

ICE Seeking To Deport Man Wrongly Imprisoned For More Than Four Decades: 'He's Being Punished Twice'

Civil rights advocates are calling for the immediate release of Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, a Pennsylvania man exonerated after more than four decades in prison, who remains in ICE custody under a decades-old deportation order.

Latin Times · Oct 13, 2025

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

California Wants To Punish Social Platforms for Aiding and Abetting the First Amendment

Another entry into the "algorithms are magic" school of imposing liability on tech companies.

Reason · Oct 13, 2025

Violent protests end as peace agreement reached in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistani authorities have reached a peace agreement with a civil rights alliance, ending days of violent protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

‘Politics is nasty. And it’s getting worse’: Lionel Richie on his worries for America, his friend Michael Jackson – and why he still believes in the power of love

He’s known for his ballads and winning smile – but the singer has also had a ringside seat to history, from the civil rights battles in his native Alabama to the rise and fall of pop’s biggest superstar

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

Deep-Blue California Is a National Leader in De Facto Public-School Segregation. Here’s Why…

The Golden State has surged past the South and other regions in reversing racial and ethnic integration among children.

Capital & Main · Oct 2, 2025

Trump Goon Threatens ICE Activity at Bad Bunny Halftime Show

Corey Lewandowski warns of possible ICE presence at Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl show, prompting backlash from civil rights groups and California officials.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2, 2025

The government shutdown will halt some work at a diminished Education Department

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Trump administration

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

How Benndrick C. Watson Became a Jack of All Trades as a Lawyer, Athlete, and Artist

Watson's most profound work lies in civil rights activism. After his own experience with racial discrimination at a bank, he began to focus on advocating for the civil rights of the Black community, bringing awareness to laws that were otherwise unknown to most.

International Business Times · Sep 30, 2025