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The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Lifelong New York civil rights advocate and NAACP leader Hazel Dukes dies at 92

Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, has died

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

Lawyers sue to block Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay

Civil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025

Iowa Removes Gender Identity Protections From Civil Rights Code

Iowa's new law eliminating gender identity protections sparks debate and protests, impacting transgender rights.

Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

Iowa has became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

More on Free Speech on Campus, Title VI, and Anti-Israel Speech

"[I]n seeking to hold Cooper Union liable for [students'] expression, [plaintiff] cannot help but say the quiet part loud: sweeping otherwise-protected political expression into the hostility analysis will create pressure on institutions 'to suppress speech to ensure compliance with Title VI,' causing 'regulated entities to adopt restrictive policies in an…

Reason · Feb 27, 2025

Iowa Bill Threatens Transgender Rights In Civil Rights Code

Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill to remove gender identity protections, potentially impacting transgender rights and sparking debate.

Long champions of social justice, Black athletes say their voices are needed now more than ever

Athletes have long used sports as a forum for civil rights activism

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025

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A straight white woman from Ohio is the focal point of a discrimination lawsuit that could reshape the legal landscape

The Supreme Court may alter Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act after a white woman challenged her ability to file a discrimination lawsuit in comparison to minorities.

Fortune · Feb 27, 2025

Vote expected on Iowa bill that would remove gender identity protections from civil rights code

Iowa lawmakers are expected to vote on an unprecedented bill that would remove protections based on gender identity from the state civil rights code

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025

Supreme Court Rules On Recovery Of Legal Fees

Supreme Court ruling impacts legal fee recovery in civil rights cases, emphasizing case merit and potential implications for future claims.

"Eyes on the Prize": We are the hope

The landmark series' six-part continuation uses history to remind us that civil rights are won by ordinary people

Salon · Feb 25, 2025

Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil-rights claims harder

The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Firm Running Guantanamo Migrant Jail Accused Over Rights Abuses, 'Inappropriate Use of Force': Report

One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through physical force and solitary confinement

Latin Times · Feb 22, 2025

The Progressive Betrayal of Trans Americans

How well-intentioned laws created new cultural conflicts—and eroded personal liberty

Reason · Feb 21, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department

As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt

Reason · Feb 20, 2025

Education Department Orders Schools To Stop All Racial Discrimination

The letter mostly builds on existing civil rights law.

Fortune · Feb 20, 2025

Trump’s DOJ can’t rewrite the law on DEI. Here’s why companies shouldn’t back down

Do not fall into the trap: A presidential executive order cannot nullify federal or state law.

The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2025

Revealed: US firm running Guantánamo migrant jail accused over rights abuses

Corporate conglomerate Akima subject of critical audits and complaints over detainee treatment at facilities in US

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Salon · Feb 20, 2025

A return to the racial caste system

To save democracy from Trump, look to Black history

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025

‘Politically, it’s important. It’s important for humanity’: the long-lost civil rights images of Ernest Cole

A new Raoul Peck documentary showcases the recently rediscovered work of the photographer who drew parallels between apartheid South Africa and America’s battle for equality

Salon · Feb 19, 2025

Decades of civil rights advancement gone

We are witnessing a reversion back to Jim Crow

The Conversation · Feb 18, 2025

Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement

Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, captivating piano skills and enduring charisma earned him international acclaim.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025

Schools serving military service members’ kids are pulling books on civil rights history after Trump’s DEI threats

Defense officials give schools around the world until February 18 to remove books that don’t align with Trump’s ideological views

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2025

‘It is going to be terrible’: a senior in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ prepares for Trump’s dismantling of hard-won environmental progress

Robert Taylor recently lost his wife to a long-term illness he linked to chemicals produced by a nearby plant, and now the Trump administration is preparing to scrap pollution reforms in the area

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2025

US civil rights agency seeks to dismiss gender-identity discrimination cases

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission moves to withdraw cases that conflict with Trump order on two sexes

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