Civil Rights

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Jan. 15, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will join the millions of Americans in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a visionary and activist who would…

Civil and voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and other state officials over the state's congressional and state Senate maps. The groups argue that these maps are discriminatory and violate the…

Black Man Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit After Being Denied Office by White Leaders in Alabama Town Patrick Braxton, a Black man who claims to have been elected mayor of Newburn, Alabama, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced accusations of promoting racist and hateful Conspiracy theories as he testified at a House hearing on government censorship. Despite calls from outside groups to disinvite Kennedy after his recent antisemitic…

Senate Confirms Nusrat Chowdhury as First Muslim Female Federal Judge in U.S. History After being confirmed in a 50-49 vote on Thursday, civil rights lawyer Nusrat Chowdhury has become the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history.…

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS nixes immigration arguments; decapitation defendant attacks her lawyer The U.S. Supreme Court has removed a case from its argument calendar in which 19 states sought to keep in place an immigrant expulsion policy.…