civil rights
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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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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…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Louisiana v. Calais, a case that voting rights advocates warn could significantly erode protections for minority voters under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The announcement, which drew limited mainstream coverage, has sparked concern among civil rights groups and political analysts, who say the decision to take…
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President Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism from legal scholars, immigrant rights advocates, and civil rights groups following remarks he made during an August 5, 2025 interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box. In discussing agricultural labor and immigration policy, Trump asserted that undocumented immigrants are “naturally” inclined toward farm work, contrasting them with residents of inner…
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The Trump administration has escalated its use of denaturalization as an enforcement tool, targeting not only violent offenders and war criminals, but now also naturalized Americans who committed relatively minor offenses—such as filing a false tax return. In a marked expansion of presidential authority during Donald J. Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Justice…
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Legal experts and civil rights advocates are raising alarms over a new executive order signed by former President Donald Trump, warning that it revives forced institutionalization practices under the guise of “public safety and compassion.” The order, titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” directs sweeping changes to how homelessness, mental illness, and substance…
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Columbia University has agreed to pay $221 million in fines and settlements to the Trump administration, resolving multiple investigations—chief among them, a Title VI Civil Rights probe into allegations that the university failed to adequately address antisemitism on its campus. The settlement, announced Wednesday, July 23, has far-reaching legal implications for higher education institutions across…
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On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies,” sparking widespread debate and confusion about its implications for school discipline, particularly whether it permits teachers to use physical discipline, such as spanking, on students. Social media platforms like X have amplified concerns, with posts like “I…
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A lawsuit filed in North Dakota accuses Jefferson Lines and one of its drivers of racial discrimination after two Black passengers were allegedly forced to sit at the back of a bus during a July 2023 trip — a move their attorney likens to a scene “ripped from the pages of the Jim Crow era.”…
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The National Urban League has issued an urgent warning about the state of civil rights in the United States, declaring a national “state of emergency” in response to sweeping rollbacks enacted under President Donald Trump’s second term. Unveiled Thursday, July 18, at the organization’s annual State of Black America conference in Cleveland, Ohio, the League’s…
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