The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Rights groups condemn ‘police repression’ at ‘peaceful’ pro-Palestine rally in Sydney

Chris Minns says NSW police acted ‘responsibly’ despite condemnation from protesters and civil rights groups

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2023

Trump-appointed judges dealt a ‘body blow’ to the Voting Rights Act

The latest test to landmark civil rights law is a ‘travesty for democracy’ that could head to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government – not private citizens or civil rights groups – could sue to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2023

Columbia, Cornell and other colleges face US inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia

The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Mississippi man had ID in his pocket when he was buried without his family's knowledge

A prominent civil rights lawyer says Mississippi authorities buried a Black man in a paupers cemetery without notifying his family after he was killed by a police SUV, even though he had ID in his pocket

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a charge of discrimination against Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Lexington is once again rated high nationally on LGBTQ equality

A national civil rights organization is placing Lexington in the top two percent nationally when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality.

WEKU · Nov 15, 2023

Chicago city lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from hearing a police torture suit linked to Jon Burge

Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

Fear and free speech collide on America's campuses as Israel-Hamas war rages

As war rages on between Israel and Gaza, tensions have been heightened at schools across the US, students and academics tell Josh Marcus

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023