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Americans have fought back against authoritarianism at home before

The first year of Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by increasing authoritarianism at the heart of the US federal government. He has openly defied court orders, worked beyond the established remit of executive power and is making no secret of his strongman ambitions. History tells us that such…

The Conversation

Protests inside churches are unusual despite long history of civil disobedience in the US

American religious history is rife with protest movements

The Independent UK

New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says

Federal education officials say a New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to the “T-Birds.”

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Leaders urge action in 2026: "We are on the brink of tyranny and authoritarianism"

"This is not theoretical," Marc Morial said. "It's showing up in paychecks and classrooms, in courtrooms and communities."

Axios

FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota

The Trump administration is misrepresenting the arrest of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church

The Independent UK

Protesters arrested after disrupting Minnesota church service with anti-ICE demonstration

Trump supporters have called for ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon to be arrested after he accompanied the protesters to the church

The Independent UK

Student Stripped of Funding Over Using Microwave for 'Pungent' Indian Food Wins £148K Discrimination Case

Two Indian PhD students at the University of Colorado Boulder have secured a £148,000 ($200,000) civil rights settlement after alleging discrimination and retaliation following a complaint about heating Indian food in a campus microwave.

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ICE Forced a 5-Year-Old as Bait to Lure Father Out, Then Arrested Both in Minnesota Raid

In a deeply controversial enforcement action in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement allegedly used a five-year-old child to lure his father from their home before detaining them both.

International Business Times UK

Don Lemon and ICE: How the Former CNN News Anchor Got Involved

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is under fire from the DOJ after livestreaming a protest against an ICE director who is also a pastor. Learn about the potential charges here.

International Business Times UK

Off-duty cops among those targeted by ICE during Minnesota deportation crackdown, officials say

A local police chief said officials have received ‘endless complaints about civil rights violations’

The Independent UK

Claudette Colvin obituary

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses

The Guardian - UK

FBI denies shutting down civil rights investigation into ICE shooter Jonathan Ross

DOJ’s initial review found sufficient grounds to investigate Renee Good’s killing but was quickly abandoned

The Independent UK

‘The struggle continues’: MLK Day celebrated amid tense political climate

Holiday marked with parades and services but tempered by anxieties over racial and social equality under Trump

The Guardian - US

Trump finally recognizes Martin Luther King Jr Day after hours of posting about elections and ICE raids

Every president for the last four decades has celebrated the famed Black civil rights leader on Jan. 19 each year, beginning with Ronald Reagan in November 1983

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The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some feeling more fraught than festive when it comes to how to honor…

International Business Times UK

Trump Removes MLK Day From Free Park List, Adds His Birthday Instead - Newsom Fires Back

Trump administration cuts MLK Day from national park free entry days, adds Flag Day - his birthday. Newsom responds by opening 200 California parks.

Reason

Religious Employment and Title VII: Part 1—Civil Rights Law and the Tensions between Liberty and Equality

Understanding Title VII as a law designed to advance both liberty and equality helps to illuminate the statute's religious employer exemption.

The Guardian - US

MLK Day reminds us to harness ‘urgency of now’ as the US grapples with crisis

People across the US are moving on from the empty platitudes MLK Day often evokes – and embodying King’s words

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The Civil Rights era is losing its grip on young Americans

America's racial conversation is moving away from a shared historical narrative.

The Guardian - US

Justice department ‘not investigating’ Renee Good killing in contrast to 2020 inquiry on George Floyd death

In 2020, Trump DoJ investigated police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis, leading to four officers’ convictions

International Business Times UK

Rebecca Good Probed for 'Impeding' ICE as Footage Captures Her Final Words to Slain Wife

Federal officials investigate Rebecca Good for allegedly impeding ICE moments before agent shot Renee Good dead in Minneapolis street confrontation.

The Independent UK

Teen dead and three injured after shooting at historic New Orleans restaurant and civil rights landmark

Three bystanders visiting the city were injured after shooting victim was chased inside 85-year-old landmark

The Guardian - UK

The life of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge

The Conversation

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive orders, agency memos, funding decisions and enforcement changes, the administration has weakened federal civil rights law and the foundations of the country’s racially inclusive democracy.

The Guardian - US

Justice department loses bid to get sensitive information on California voters

Federal judge rules Trump administration’s efforts to obtain information on voters in the state is threat to democracy

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