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House Committees Investigate Antisemitism At Universities Receiving Federal Funds

House committees investigate antisemitism on college campuses and request information from HHS and universities receiving federal funds.

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Civil rights groups condemn senator’s questioning of Arab American witness

Republican John Kennedy of Louisiana accuses thinktank director of supporting Hamas in heated hate crime hearing

The Guardian - US

Would Environmental Justice in California Survive a Second Trump White House? Doubtful.

Activists question whether the state would protect communities of color if the EPA is stripped of its watchdog powers.

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Defense questions police practices as 3 ex-officers stand trial in Tyre Nichols' death

Defense attorneys have tried to poke holes in Memphis police training practices during the trial of three former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Southern Poverty Law Center workers vote to remove CEO after ‘inhumane’ layoffs

Staffers claim June mass layoffs at civil rights non-profit was a union-busting tactic that ‘destroyed lives’

The Guardian - US

Frederick Douglass Praises the "Courage" Of Justice John Marshall Harlan

“In these easy going days [Harlan] should find himself possessed of the courage to resist the temptation to go with the multitude”

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Federal Trial Begins For Former Memphis Police Officers

Federal trial begins for former Memphis officers accused of civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, sparking calls for police reform.

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Opening statements are set in the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Letter: Nell McCafferty obituary

Sharman Finlay writes: Nell McCafferty recalled taking part in the civil rights movement and that she had the smell of the riots of the night before in her hair the next day

The Guardian - UK

Jury selection enters day 2 in the trial of 3 Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jury selection has entered a second day in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Trial Begins For Former Memphis Officers In Fatal Beating

Jury selection begins in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the civil rights violation case of Tyre Nichols, who died after a vi...

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Trial for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death set to begin

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers charged with violating the civil rights of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Eleven Texas officials call for federal investigation into election-related raids

The Democratic congress members urged the Justice Department to investigate AG Ken Paxton's raids targeting Latino campaign volunteers and community leaders

Latin Times

How the US supreme court’s affirmative action ruling unleashed anti-DEI cases

Activists against diversity, equity and inclusion feel the 6-3 conservative majority will aid workplace lawsuits

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DoJ opens investigation into sexual abuse at California women’s prisons

Officials from civil rights division to investigate two prisons that have been plagued by allegations of ‘endemic’ abuse

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US Prosecutes Chinese Agents For Covert Influence Operations

The U.S. Department of Justice actively pursues cases against Chinese agents influencing American policies, raising civil rights concerns.

The Independent UK

Human rights body urges El Salvador to end state of emergency

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador Wednesday to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs

The Independent UK

Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans' first Black mayor, dead at 91

Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91

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LULAC requests DOJ to investigate home raids of Latino activists in Texas as a violation of civil rights

The homes Texas Latino campaign volunteers have been raided amid an election fraud investigation. The baseless accusations have caused fervor among activists.

The Texas Tribune

Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations

The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.

The Independent UK

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump advertises his firm on patches worn by US Open tennis players

Prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump is advertising on players’ outfits at the U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament this week by placing his firm’s name on sponsor patches worn during matches

The Independent UK

Crowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood

A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia

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John Lewis Statue Unveiled In Place Of Confederate Monument

Decatur, Georgia unveils a statue of John Lewis, replacing a Confederate monument, in a move towards honoring civil rights and removing divisive symbols.

The Guardian - US

Statue of John Lewis unveiled in Georgia to honor late civil rights leader

Statue of congressman, who died in 2020 of cancer, replaces obelisk erected in 1908 celebrating the Confederacy

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John Lewis Statue Unveiled, Replacing Confederate Monument In Atlanta

Unveiling of a 12-foot statue honoring civil rights hero John Lewis in Decatur Square, replacing a Confederate monument. Lewis's legacy of equality and soc...

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