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Supreme Court Weighs Whether Federal Officers Can Be Sued for Rights Violations
A Hawaii prisoner's lawsuit could decide whether people can seek damages from federal agents, including immigration officers accused of beating migrants.
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31 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 9, 2026.
WatchTop NewsDolores Huerta, Farmworker Leader Who Gave Us 'Sí Se Puede,' Dies at 96
The co-founder of the United Farm Workers died at home Wednesday, her family said, closing a life that ran from the Delano grape strike to the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
PoliticsJustice Department Moves to End More Than 50 Jim Crow-Era School Desegregation Orders
Civil Rights chief Harmeet Dhillon called the decades-old consent decrees 'onerous and outdated.' The NAACP's general counsel said the move threatens to 'fuel resegregation.'
Top NewsA Minnesota Prosecutor Investigated an ICE Officer for Civil Rights Crimes
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Evans was pushed out after pursuing a constitutional-rights case against ICE officer Christian Castro. Castro was instead charged this week with making false statements.
PoliticsJustice Department Says States Don't Have to Keep Disabled People Out of Institutions, Breaking With a 1999 Supreme Court Ruling
A 39-page Office of Legal Counsel memo concludes the ADA imposes no 'integration mandate.' On July 20 the department formally withdrew reliance on its own Olmstead guidance.
PoliticsEducation Department Scraps 'Disparate Impact' Rule, Ending a Decades-Old Test for School Discrimination
Under the change, which took effect immediately without public comment, school policies that disproportionately harm one racial group will no longer count as discriminatory unless the harm was intentional.
PoliticsJustice Department Says Yale Medical School Discriminated by Race as Settlement Fight Erupts
Faculty and students are pressing Yale's leadership not to cut a deal with the Trump administration, which found the medical school admitted Black and Hispanic applicants with lower qualifications.
PoliticsU.S. Civil Rights Agency Dismantles Tools to Fight Workplace Bias, One by One
The EEOC has stopped pursuing 'disparate impact' cases and now wants to scrap a decades-old data collection and a 1979 rule, part of a sweeping realignment of federal anti-discrimination enforcement under President Trump.
PoliticsBlack Conservative Leader Robert Woodson Dies at 89
The veteran community activist believed self-reliance, rather than government programs, was the key to fighting racism and poverty.
PoliticsThousands March in Selma and Montgomery on Brown v. Board Anniversary to Demand Voting Rights Restoration
Eighteen members of Congress, faith leaders and union organizers walked the Edmund Pettus Bridge in one of the South's largest voting-rights mobilizations in years, responding to the Supreme Court's April ruling that gutted protections for Black-majority districts.
PoliticsLatino Groups Unite to Win Back Hispanic Voters for Democrats in Midterm Elections
Four major Latino civil rights and political organizations are launching a coordinated voter registration and mobilization campaign to counter rising voting restrictions and Republican gains among Hispanic communities.
Top NewsSupreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map That Eliminates Black-Majority District
A majority of justices sided with Alabama in a decision that could accelerate efforts to implement congressional maps reducing minority representation.
Top NewsTrump Administration Investigates Smith College Over Transgender Admissions Policy
Education Department's civil rights arm says admitting 'biological males' to women's college may violate anti-discrimination laws.
Top NewsSupreme Court Ruling Demands Proof of 'Intentional' Racial Disadvantage in Voting Rights Cases
The Court's decision raises the bar for proving voting discrimination, with dissenting justices calling the new standard "well-nigh impossible" to meet.
PoliticsEEOC Under Fire for Pursuing Trump-Aligned Discrimination Cases
Field staff report pressure to bring politically charged cases even with little evidence, raising concerns about agency independence.
Top NewsJustice Department Launches Investigation Into Southern Poverty Law Center Operations
The civil rights organization, known for tracking hate groups, faces federal scrutiny amid Republican allegations of unfairly targeting conservative organizations.
PoliticsAl Sharpton Sizes Up Potential 2028 Democratic Presidential Candidates
Civil rights leader reflects on performances of 10 Democrats who spoke at his convention and explains why two did not attend.
PoliticsTrump Administration Terminates Civil Rights Settlements Protecting Transgender Students
The unprecedented move voids agreements that required five school districts and one college to protect transgender students under Title IX.
Top NewsTrump Administration Withdraws from Civil Rights Settlements Protecting Transgender Students
Education Department takes unprecedented step to terminate federal agreements stemming from civil rights investigations into schools.
Top NewsFederal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Demand for College Race Data
Court pauses collection efforts across 17 states as administration seeks compliance data following Supreme Court affirmative action ruling.
Top NewsLawsuit Challenges ICE's Warrantless Home Searches and Forced Entries
Legal coalition claims Homeland Security adopted unconstitutional policy allowing agents to enter homes without judicial warrants.
Top NewsStudy Reveals Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Disproportionately Impact Asian Legal Immigrants
New research shows potential constitutional change would primarily affect babies born to Asian parents, raising questions about discriminatory impact.
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Judge Approves Trump Administration Request for University of Pennsylvania Jewish Student List
Federal court ruling allows government to collect names and phone numbers of Jewish students as part of antisemitism investigation, raising privacy concerns.
PoliticsTrump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes Policy
Federal lawsuit challenges state's refusal to follow presidential directive on transgender participation in girls' sports programs.
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'No Kings' Protests Sweep All 50 States and Multiple Continents in Third Mass Mobilization Against Trump
Over 3,200 marches took place Saturday in what organizers call potentially the largest non-violent day of action in American history, with Bruce Springsteen performing in St. Paul and 70+ arrested in Los Angeles.
Top NewsSupreme Court Expands Police Qualified Immunity in 6-3 Ruling, Making Civil Rights Lawsuits Harder to Win
In Zorn v. Linton, the majority ruled that an officer who arrested a nonviolent protester was shielded from liability because the specific circumstances weren't 'clearly established' as unconstitutional by prior case law.
PoliticsTrump Orders All Federal Contractors to Eliminate DEI Programs or Lose Government Business — April 25 Deadline
The executive order extends the administration's anti-DEI campaign into the private sector, threatening contractors with debarment and False Claims Act liability for non-compliance.
PoliticsJudge Orders Charges Dropped Against Officers in Breonna Taylor Death After Trump Administration Intervention
Federal court dismisses charges following request from Trump administration, which described the prosecution as 'weaponized federal overreach' by the previous Biden administration.
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'No Kings' Protests Planned Across Dozens of US Cities Saturday as Anti-Trump Movement Mobilizes
Demonstrators plan to march in cities nationwide on March 28, challenging the Iran war, executive overreach, and the rising cost of living in one of the largest planned protests of 2026.
Top NewsTrump Officials Investigate Three Major Medical Schools Over Admissions
Justice Department demands admissions data from Stanford, Ohio State and UC San Diego, expanding higher education civil rights pressure campaign.
PoliticsEducation Department Launches Twin Probes Into Harvard Over Antisemitism and Admissions
New federal investigations examine whether Harvard complied with the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling and adequately responded to documented Jewish student harassment.
