The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Opponents call the bill a ‘slippery slope’ for Trump’s agenda and a ‘backdoor to mass detention’

Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. While the non-binding measure holds no legislative power, it reflects escalating conservative rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ rights. Advocates warn the move is part of a broader effort to roll…

Los Angeles deputy pleads guilty to civil rights violation for using excessive force on transgender man. Internal investigation underway.

A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of civil rights icon James Meredith

Biden’s announcement leaves Democrats breathing easier after Hunter, ‘Kids for Cash’ clemency news

President Joe Biden is considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all, 40 death row inmates, including Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, following pressure from religious and civil rights groups, sources told The Wall Street Journal.

Federal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior

No other demographic has maintained the level of voter loyalty for a party as Black women have – experts tell us why

Federal prosecutors challenge Derek Chauvin's access to George Floyd's heart evidence in civil rights case appeal.