The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Derek Chauvin to be jailed for 20 to 25 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights after taking plea deal

Chauvin has filed a motion to have his conviction overturned

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Draft signals Supreme Court shift on civil rights, experts say

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion jolted some legal experts for how it would not only upend abortion rights, but move onto shakier ground other constitutional rights such as same-sex marriage, contraception and more.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Germany summons Turkish envoy over Kavala verdict

Germany has summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin to protest a sentence of life in prison handed to a prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Michigan man faces hate crime charges after threatening BLM supporters, DOJ says

The case is currently being investigated by the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is prosecuting the case.

WEKU · Apr 29, 2022

‘It’s just more and more lanes’: the Texan revolt against giant new highways

Residents are voicing fury over expansions set to displace thousands while Biden’s administration last year launched an investigation into a Houston project

The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2022

Elon Musk paid nearly half of Amber Heard’s $1.3m donation to ACLU promised after Johnny Depp divorce payout

Tech billionaire paid $500,000 of ex-girlfriend’s donation to civil rights group, but libel trial hears Heard has so far only paid $1.3million of the $3.5million she promised

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2022

This week in history: Coretta Scott King under surveillance

The FBI spied on both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, who was born this week. But the surveillance didn’t end after the civil rights leader’s death.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 28, 2022

Police misconduct is costing Washington taxpayers millions. Is George Floyd's murder one of the reasons?

SEATTLE — Giovonn Joseph-McDade, Tommy Le and Brent Heath likely never met each other in life.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Editorial: A damning report on Minneapolis policing

Adding yet more impetus to the urgent call for reform, a state investigation found that the Minneapolis Police Department routinely violated civil rights law over the past decade by engaging in a pattern of racial discrimination.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022