Tag: Civil rights

Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez is urging the city to establish clearer guidelines in light of concerns surrounding the LAPD's involvement in an...

A California Appeals Court Ruling: Upholding Rights of All CaliforniansIn a recent ruling by a California appeals court, a Kern County baker faced legal...

California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, took a stand on Tuesday to support state educators and their immigrant and LGBTQ+ students against threats from the...

New Title: Trump Inauguration Scheduled on MLK Day Sparks ControversyThe upcoming second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, set to take place on Martin Luther...

Daniel Penny Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Case Involving Jordan NeelyA shocking verdict was delivered in the case of Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old man...

New Jersey Governor Signs Law Banning Book Bans - Latest State to Enact LegislationNew Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, took a monumental step...

Ricky Alderete, a 45-year-old man from Wichita, Kansas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing a Jackie Robinson statue from a...

A bipartisan task force from the American Bar Association is urging lawyers across the United States to take action to safeguard democracy in the...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently made a significant ruling in a Texas case that has implications beyond just that...

The recent appearance of white supremacist groups in Nashville has caused concern among city officials and residents. In July, masked white supremacists marched through...

The investigation into the events surrounding the clearing of protesters near the White House in 2020 has revealed that Attorney General William P. Barr...

Officials in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have raised concerns about the testimony given by acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. during a Senate...

The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit with two former F.B.I. officials, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who accused the Trump administration of violating...

Attorneys representing John Parks, a former track and field coach at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, have filed a lawsuit against the Lake...

The Illinois State Police recently released body camera footage showing a sheriff's deputy fatally shooting a woman named Sonya Massey in her home. Sonya...

Body camera footage of a man being fatally shot by police near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee has been released to the public....

A Seattle police officer, Daniel Auderer, was fired for making insensitive comments and laughing about the death of a pedestrian who was hit by...

Black voters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, play a crucial role in the upcoming election. Despite making up only 5 percent of the electorate in the...

David D. Cole, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.), has decided to step down from his position after serving for...

Abe Krash, a lawyer who played a crucial role in the Supreme Court's landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision, passed away at the age of...

The debate over parental rights and the privacy of transgender students in California has reached a boiling point as lawmakers push to limit the...

A group of Black clergy members gathered for a rally in Tennessee, claiming that charges against the former Chattanooga Police Chief, Celeste Murphy, are...

On July 2, 2024, a conservative group filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University's law school, alleging that the school's efforts to increase diversity in...

Illinois police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in his home will not face charges, according to State Attorney Robert...

A Vermont man, Gregory Bombard, recently received $175,000 in a settlement after being arrested in 2018 for flashing a middle finger and cursing at...

The Travis County District Attorney’s Office made an announcement that they will not be pursuing murder charges against an Austin police officer, Officer Christopher...

The New York state prison system has been found in violation of state law for keeping inmates in solitary confinement for longer than allowed....

The recent hiring of Tyler Cherry, a former Interior Department communications director in the Biden administration, to work on communications within the White House...

Former Negro League stars gathered at Rickwood Field to honor the Black legends of the game, including Reggie Jackson, who shared his personal experience...

The Supreme Court made a decision in favor of Sylvia Gonzalez, a former councilwoman from Texas, who was unlawfully arrested as an act of...