civil rights
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has secured a $779 million verdict in a wrongful death case, marking a significant legal victory for the family of Lewis Butler, a Florida security guard fatally shot during an armed robbery in 2023. A Gadsden County jury awarded $779,389,024.37 to Butler’s widow, Kimberly Butler, after finding that the internet…
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A growing number of videos showing U.S. immigration agents disabling or covering home security cameras during enforcement operations is raising sharp constitutional concerns and intensifying calls for federal oversight. The latest viral clip — posted by David Bier of the Cato Institute — shows an ICE agent walking up to a private home, reaching toward…
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A coalition of prominent Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), reintroduced ambitious legislation Wednesday aimed at halting discrimination by artificial intelligence in critical areas of American life. The “AI Civil Rights Act” seeks to impose federal guardrails on the opaque algorithms that increasingly determine who gets a job,…
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Pennsylvania is now the 28th state in the country to ban discrimination based on natural hair, after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the CROWN Act (HB 439) into law. For many Black Pennsylvanians, the change is more than a policy shift — it’s a long-overdue affirmation of dignity, identity, and freedom from bias that has shaped…
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Immigration attorney LaToya McBean-Pompy captured the mood in Charlotte with a single pointed question: “What are they doing there in Charlotte, North Carolina?” Her alarm follows a weekend sweep in which Border Patrol agents arrested 81 people across the city—an aggressive escalation that residents say feels like a sudden federal occupation. In a video posted…
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In a rare rebuke of federal law enforcement, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Chicago to wear body cameras during all enforcement operations and public interactions. The order, effective immediately, will remain in place until November 6, and stems from growing concerns that ICE agents may have…
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A growing legal and political storm is unfolding in Louisiana following the release of new video evidence and leaked internal memos suggesting a possible cover-up in the investigation of a deadly crash involving former LSU football standout Kyren Lacy. The case has drawn attention from civil rights groups, including the Louisiana NAACP, which is demanding…
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s weekend deployment of National Guard troops to the city. The move, which Trump justified as necessary to protect federal sites and restore order, has sparked swift legal and political backlash across Oregon. In…
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A 79-year-old Los Angeles business owner has filed a $50 million federal administrative claim accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents of assault, excessive force, and civil rights violations during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash earlier this month. According to the federal tort claim, Rafie Ollah Shouhed, a U.S.…
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A wave of threats targeting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on Sept. 11 triggered emergency lockdowns, shelter-in-place orders, and widespread class cancellations across campuses in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, and Louisiana. Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Southern University & A&M College, Bethune-Cookman University, Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, Morris…
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