#civil-rights

#civil-rights

Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist, is being detained in an immigration center in Georgia after being arrested while covering a protest, highlighting the ongoing risk journalists face in the U.S.

Ferguson's legacy of civil rights advocacy and community lawyering is woven deeply into the fabric of racial justice across North Carolina and the nation.

The mother of a passenger killed in a car crash that happened as the driver fled a Border Patrol agent in Otay Mesa is suing the federal government.

"The mural of Baker, meant to symbolize freedom and resistance, is among several painted in recent days in the neighborhood and organized by the association Paris Colors Ourq."

Port Chicago Weekend honors the 81st anniversary of the 1944 disaster that claimed 320 lives and catalyzed change in U.S. military civil rights.

The Port Chicago Weekend honors the 81st anniversary of the 1944 disaster that claimed 320 lives and catalyzed change in U.S. military civil rights.

Internal DWP documents obtained by Big Brother Watch show that the Universal Credit Advances model, used to risk score almost a million Advances claims each year, displays consistent, statistically significant bias.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas over laws allowing noncitizens who grew up in these states to pay in-state tuition rates.

The Trump administration has executed mass firings of federal workers based on arbitrary quotas and ideological mandates aimed at shrinking government, with little regard for efficiency or public need.

"There is a state of emergency in Black America, and our report this year is a warning and a rallying cry as civil rights protections are being unraveled (and) democracy is under siege."

The U.S. Navy, under the direction of Secretary of State Pete Hegseth, is considering renaming Navy cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez. Elected leaders, along with Cesar Chavez's family members, are fighting back to keep the ship's name and preserve Chavez's legacy as a veteran and historic civil rights and labor activist.

The claim, filed Thursday by Khalil's attorneys, accuses the federal government of terrorizing, falsely arresting, maliciously prosecuting, and smearing Khalil.

The Fourteenth Amendment has guaranteed birthright citizenship to every child born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status. About 85 percent of U.S. residents have citizenship through birthright.

Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100 traces the life and legacy of this indomitable political torchbearer, highlighting her as the first Black woman elected to Congress.

On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and equal protection under the laws to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people.

The Merry Pranksters, during their road trip, unknowingly trespassed at a segregated beach in the Jim Crow South, leading to a confrontation with locals and police.

OCR has taken unprecedented steps to streamline its functions according to demand: for example, amid a growing volume of Title IX complaints, OCR partnered with the Department of Justice to expeditiously investigate sex-based discrimination claims.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is getting sued again for civil rights violations after deputies forced two Muslim women to remove their hijabs during a pro-Palestine demonstration.

Humanitarian parole exists to support vulnerable individuals and families who have come to our country seeking safety and a better life. To suddenly strip thousands of parolees of their status would be cruel and unfair.

The new rollback of protections is the latest attack on trans people in the U.S. and part of a broader movement across conservative-led states working to restrict LGBTQ rights.