
The Hill - 2 hours 27 min ago
An op-ed by Zainab Chaudry argues that recent rhetoric from prominent politicians targeting Muslim Americans constitutes a dangerous religious litmus test that violates constitutional principles of equality and religious freedom.

The Guardian - 5 hours 24 min ago
Ben Crump and Rev Al Sharpton, also present at National Association of Black Journalists, demanded truth' and transparency' in Wells' case On Thursday morning, the parents of Nolan Wells, Christine Wells-Wonsley and Elmore Wonsley, along with Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney, and Rev Al Sharpton, the famed civil rights activist, spoke at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Atlanta. Wells was an 18-year-old college student who was found dead on 6 July...

NPR - 10 hours 11 min ago
The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.

Mother Jones - 18 hours 3 min ago
On Wednesday, the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling blocking key measures of Texas' sweeping voter suppression law, SB 1. A lower court previously ruled that the law, which effectively made it harder for people to vote with assistance, violated disability civil rights laws. It also created more barriers to voting by […]...

The Hill - 23 hours 13 min ago
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration's civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University that accused the school of turning a blind eye to antisemitism. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ruled the alleged incidents didn't amount to an ongoing violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. "Without diminishing any concern arising...

Daily Signal - 23 hours 15 min ago
A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against Harvard University that had alleged the school failed to protect Jewish students from harassment. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns of Massachusetts, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled the federal government failed to show an ongoing violation of federal civil rights law on Harvard’s campus. The Justice Department’s...