The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Reason confirmed reports of dysfunction and violence at one of those detention centers earlier this week.

Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church that played an important role in the civil rights movement

The new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative plans to focus on companies with federal grants or contracts.

"You will have no rights that Trump and the federal government are bound to respect"

Several Republican-led states have restricted transgender rights: Iowa has signed a law removing civil rights protection for transgender people; Wyoming has prohibited state agencies from requiring the use of preferred pronouns; and Alabama recently passed a law that only two sexes would be recognized. Hundreds of bills have been introduced…

Trump promised an end to ‘weaponization’ in government. Now he has a Justice Department at his disposal to commit ‘lawfare’ of his own, critics say

It is not just about honouring past victims. It is about battling those who want to take us backwards, says minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton

The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus

The Trump administration has also announced it will rescind reports that found patterns of discrimination in policing.

Trump administration seeks to dismiss Biden-era consent decrees reached after deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor

Justice Department pulls lawsuits against police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis, among others