The head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division said on Saturday that she was investigating a new policy in Minnesota’s largest county to determine […]
Tag: Civil Rights and Liberties
Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept.
In an unusual move, Mr. Bove insisted that the prosecutors appeal the ruling to a district court judge, these people said. After weighing the request, […]
Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77
Alexis Herman, a Democratic Party insider who grew up under segregation in Alabama and went on to become the first Black secretary of labor, a […]
Utah Bans Most Flags, Including Pride, at Schools and Government Buildings
The Utah State Legislature approved a measure that bans the display of all but approved flags in schools and government buildings, a divisive move that […]
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
Columbia University agreed on Friday to overhaul its protest policies, security practices and Middle Eastern studies department in a remarkable concession to the Trump administration, […]
Why Do Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department?
Two months after the Education Department officially opened its doors in 1980, Republicans approved a policy platform calling on Congress to shut it down. Now, […]
Justice Dept. to Investigate U.C. System Over Allegations of Antisemitism
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would use a law typically meant to investigate racist practices within police departments to examine whether the University of […]
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Iowa lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that would end state civil rights protections for transgender people. Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights said that Iowa […]
Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
The sit-in movement that began at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., in 1960 and soon spread to other cities, pricking the nation’s conscience […]
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
The Justice Department has ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations — and signaled that it might back out of […]