The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

The federal criminal case against former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has taken a shocking, unusual twist: Three of them are getting a new trial because a judge made comments after their convictions that raised questions of bias

Announcement follows statements from Quebec premier, who expressed frustration over public prayers in Montreal

The federal government has asked a Miami judge to pause her order to close an immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Civil rights group warn against Pentagon’s ‘dangerous’ decision to arm troops

From the University of Oregon School of Law's dean Friday: Dear law community, In February 2025, a civil rights complaint… The post University of Oregon Concludes Law Review "Discriminat[ed] Based on Perceived National Origin" Against Israeli Author appeared first on Reason.com.

The federal government has released thousands of pages of records on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till

The legacy of Vincent Chin has recently been commemorated in a street sign bearing his name on the corner of Cass Avenue and Peterboro Street in Detroit’s historic Chinatown.

A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation