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New criminal laws portend great danger to democracy, says civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad

The proposed extension of police custody to 90 days from the present 15 gives ample scope for persecution of political opponents on flimsy grounds, observes Teesta Setalvad. The Constitution was so drafted that it respected the opinions and aspirations of all sections, and gave utmost significance to equality, whereas the…

The Hindu

U.S. Department of Education reaffirms Baylor’s religious exemption in response to sexual harassment complaints

The university had asked the federal agency to dismiss sexual harassment complaints by LGBTQ+ students, arguing that the claims infringed on the school’s religious tenets.

The Texas Tribune

Rising political threats take US into uncharted territory as 2024 election looms

This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent…

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Tennessee hospital faces civil rights investigation over release of transgender health records

Hospital officials have confirmed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general

The Independent UK

‘Affirmative action for the privileged’: why Democrats are fighting legacy admissions

Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher education

The Guardian - US

Chicago police policies on searching pedestrians, vehicles need a new review, activists say

A 2015 suit mandated court oversight of the Chicago Police Department’s stop-and-frisk practices, but civil rights groups say there are holes in a proposed deal to merge the case into a consent decree governing the department.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fund sued over grant program for Black women enlists prominent civil rights attorneys to fight back

Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program investing in Black women have vowed to fight back against the lawsuit calling it misguided and frivolous

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ABA House of Delegates Adopts Resolution Opposing Single-Judge Divisions (Updated)

Long before Judges Kacsmaryk and Tipton, there was Judge William Wayne Justice.

Reason

Ro Khanna to raise human rights issues during India visit, say U.S. civil rights organisations

This week, Ro Khanna announced that he would lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to India that had been invited to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual Independence Day speech at the Red Fort on August 15. During the visit, the delegation will meet PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar…

The Hindu

Riverfront brawl brings unwelcome attention to historic civil rights city in Alabama

Police in Alabama’s capital city say three people are expected to be in custody Tuesday on charges including misdemeanor assault in connection with a riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention

The Independent UK

Judge is asked to block Florida law making it a crime to drive people who are in the US illegally

Civil rights groups are asking a federal judge to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the United States unlawfully

The Independent UK

Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70

Charles Ogletree taught Barack and Michelle Obama and represented Tupac Shakur, Anita Hill and survivors of the 1921 massacre of Tulsa’s Black community.

Chicago Sun-Times

Louisiana trooper acquitted after he was caught on camera beating Black motorist with flashlight

A federal jury found Jacob Brown not guilty of depriving Aaron Bowman of his civil rights during a 2019 beating

The Independent UK

Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70

Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J

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California investigates school district's parental notification policy on children's gender identity

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating whether a local school district infringed on students’ civil rights by adopting a policy that requires teachers to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender or wants to use a name or pronoun different from what’s on their birth certificate

The Independent UK

Drag queens sue Texas over ‘stunningly broad’ ban on drag

LGBT+ advocates and civil rights group warn the state’s anti-drag law could threaten more than just drag

Evening Standard

Six former Mississippi police officers plead guilty to torturing two Black men

The officers assaulted the men using over a roughly 90-minute period, according to court documents

The Independent UK

Six white Mississippi police officers admit to torturing two Black men during raid

The officers admitted to raiding the home of the only two Black men in a two-mile radius

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6 white ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to assault on 2 Black men

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

The Independent UK

Mississippi ex-law enforcement charged with civil rights offenses against 2 Black men during raid

Six former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized for more than an hour during a home raid before an officer allegedly shot one of the men in the mouth

WEKU

Jury acquits a white Louisiana trooper caught on camera beating a Black motorist

The federal jury acquitted a state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Bowman despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight.

The Guardian - US

‘Cop City’: civil rights groups urge US to investigate surveillance of protesters

ACLU and NAACP among organizations condemning homeland security department over ‘domestic violent extremist’ label

The Independent UK

Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist

A federal jury Wednesday acquitted a white Louisiana trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black motorist despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling the man 18 times with a flashlight

The Independent UK

Why Trump is charged under a civil rights law used to prosecute KKK terror

Trump is accused of conspiring to undermine Americans’ right to vote – a charge with roots in the Civil War’s aftermath but used to more broadly prosecute voter fraud conspiracies and election interference, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Criminal conspiracies and civil rights abuses: Trump charges to overturn 2020 election, explained

A sweeping federal indictment outlines alleged attempts to fraudulently subvert the 2020 election

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