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 · Aug 25, 2025
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 · Aug 25, 2025
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 · Aug 23, 2025
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 · Aug 22, 2025
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. The Conversation · Aug 22, 2025
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 · Aug 21, 2025
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 · Aug 18, 2025
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 · Aug 18, 2025
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 · Aug 15, 2025
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 · Aug 12, 2025
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 · Aug 12, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
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." Reason · Aug 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 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 · Aug 6, 2025 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
The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025 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 · Aug 5, 2025 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 · Aug 4, 2025 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 · Aug 1, 2025 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 · Jul 30, 2025 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 · Jul 29, 2025 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 · Jul 29, 2025 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
Personal Finance Advice · Jul 28, 2025 The 8 Greatest 1980s X-Men Stories As the young kids say, 1980s X-Men stories were a different vibe. You had to be there. The original 1963 X-Men comics found their inspiration from the 1960s Civil Rights era. They got canceled but were revitalized in 1975 with Giant-Sized X-Men #1. They then found a narrative groove in…
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025 Trump administration investigates Oregon's transgender athlete policies The Trump administration is investigating the Oregon Department of Education after receiving a complaint from a conservative non-profit group alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams