
Mother Jones - 3 hours 2 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 - 8 hours 12 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 - 8 hours 14 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...

The Guardian - 9 hours 25 min ago
Federal court rules administration failed to plausibly show ongoing violation of civil rights law A US federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit that claimed Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment in the aftermath of the war in Gaza. In a ruling on Thursday, US district judge Richard Stearns in Boston said the administration's lawsuit filed in March failed to plausibly show an ongoing violation of federal civil rights law on...

The Onion - 10 hours 16 min ago
Surveillance company Flock's automatic license plate readers, which are used by over 5,000 law enforcement agencies across 49 states, are generating controversy. The Onion examines the pros and cons of the technology. PRO Helps police officers violates civil rights far faster than if they were working alone Garrett Langley's parents will be devastated if his […] The post Pros And Cons Of Flock Cameras appeared first on The Onion .

The Guardian - 13 hours 47 min ago
Leavitt's departure three months before midterms raises questions over who will communicate Trump's messages as his approval rating falls to record low, says YouGov polling ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel...

Fox News - 14 hours 55 min ago
The Equal Protection Project's complaint targets 32 Florida State University scholarships it alleges discriminate based on race or sex via donors.

Newser - 19 hours 25 min ago
Add this to the mounting list of the troubles of Ohio Rep. Max Miller: A civil rights lawsuit from his ex-wife over a nude photo of their 2-year-old daughter that was briefly accessible online after Miller publicized legal documents in an attempt to defend himself against abuse allegations. The suit,...

ABC News - 21 hours 52 min ago
A federal civil rights agency is dropping a subpoena enforcement action against Nike, saying the company has complied with requests for information in an investigation into allegations that sportswear giant's diversity policies discriminated against wh...

US Weekly - 23 hours 5 min ago
Rep. Max Miller 's ex-wife, Emily Moreno , is suing him for allegedly sharing a nude photograph of their 2-year-old daughter. Moreno, 32, filed a civil rights action on behalf of her daughter in an Ohio court to accuse the Republican congressman, 37, and his attorney Aaron Minc of recklessly distributing the photo as part of a tranche of documents designed to combat ongoing scandals, per a lawsuit obtained by Us . (TMZ first reported the news.) Miller announced via a livestream on August 2 that...