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  • Federal Judge Rules Mississippi Supreme Court Map Dilutes Black Vote And Must Be Redrawn

    A federal court has struck down Mississippi’s Supreme Court electoral map, ruling that it violates the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by diluting the political power of Black voters. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock issued the decision, finding that the map — which has governed state Supreme Court elections since 1987 — unlawfully splits Mississippi’s Delta…

  • Texas DA Who Once Charged Woman With Murder Faces The Same Charge For Paying A Woman To Abort His Baby

    Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez faces renewed scrutiny after court documents revealed he once paid for a mistress’s abortion in the 1990s—despite later prosecuting a woman for having one. New filings in the $1 million civil rights lawsuit brought by Lizelle Gonzalez against Ramirez and other Starr County officials disclose explosive allegations from depositions…

  • Federal Judge Rules ICE Cannot Detain Individuals Based on Race, Language, Or Type Of Work

    A U.S. federal judge has issued a landmark ruling declaring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot detain people solely based on race, language, work location, or similar broad characteristics — affirming that such actions violate constitutional protections. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong of the Central District of California issued two temporary restraining…

  • Legal Loophole Or Lifeline? Judge Uses Class Action To Sidestep SCOTUS Injunction Limits In Trump Birthright Citizenship Case

    In a development that may reshape the future of nationwide legal challenges to executive actions, a federal judge in New Hampshire has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order ending birthright citizenship—but not through the usual legal route. Judge Joseph LaPlante’s decision to certify a nationwide class action lawsuit marks a strategic shift in…

  • Loving v. Virginia: The Real-Life Love Story That Ended Bans On Interracial Marriage In America

    In the early morning hours of July 11, 1958, sheriff’s deputies stormed into the home of Mildred and Richard Loving in Central Point, Virginia. Their crime? Being married. The Lovings, a Black woman and a white man, had traveled to Washington, D.C. to legally wed but returned to Virginia, where interracial marriage was still a…

  • Asylum Claims For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Migrants In The U.S. Could Soon Be Dismissed

    The Trump administration is advancing a sweeping new immigration enforcement measure that could result in the dismissal of asylum applications for potentially hundreds of thousands of migrants already residing in the United States. According to sources familiar with the plan and internal memos reviewed by CNN, the controversial proposal would make those asylum seekers—many of…

  • Black Texas Couple Sues State Over ‘Kidnapping’ of Newborn Placed in Foster Care After Choosing Midwife-Led Treatment for Jaundice

    A Dallas-area couple has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), alleging constitutional violations and administrative overreach after their newborn daughter was forcibly removed and placed in foster care for nearly a month in 2023. The complaint, filed April 22 in Travis County District Court, challenges the agency’s internal…

  • Supreme Court Halts Trump’s Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants Under Wartime Law

    In a late-night decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary pause on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of gang affiliation under a rarely used wartime statute. The court made the rulings in response to urgent filings from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that warned of imminent removals without judicial review. The unsigned…

  • Trump Administration Sued Over Executive Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire District Court on Monday, challenging the Trump administration’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who entered the country illegally. The lawsuit argues that the executive order violates the…

  • Human Rights Campaign Calls on Congress to Reject Anti-Transgender Provision in Defense Bill

    The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has urged Congress to reject a controversial provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would bar healthcare coverage for transgender children of servicemembers. HRC President Kelley Robinson denounced the provision on Saturday, describing it as a “slap in the face” to military families. “Anti-equality House Republican leaders are…