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Justice Department Sues To Force South Bend To Hold Police to Lower Standards

The Department of Justice alleges that the South Bend Police Department is violating the Civil Rights Act due to disparate acceptance rates for female and black applicants.

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Phoenix Police Pummel a Deaf Man, Months After the Justice Department Found Widespread Civil Rights Violations

Tyron McAlpin's lawyers say he couldn't hear the commands of the officers when they jumped out of a police cruiser and immediately attacked him.

Reason

A Student Was Punished for Using AI to Write a Paper. Now His Parents Are Suing the School: 'They Violated His Civil Rights'

The student was awarded a zero for the project's notes and draft portions, barred from applying to the National Honor Society and was given detention.

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Lufthansa Hit With Largest Fine Ever By Federal Agency For Civil Rights Violation: What Happened And How Much Is It?

Lufthansa has been slapped with a $4 million fine, the largest ever for civil rights violations, after barring 128 Jewish passengers from a flight in May 2022.

International Business Times UK

Justice Department To Monitor Civil Rights Compliance In Portage County

Justice Department monitoring civil rights compliance in Portage County, Ohio, to address concerns of voter intimidation and surveillance during the electo...

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Lawyers told to apologize for blasting recorded screams in a Philly neighborhood

A federal judge says lawyers must formally apologize for blaring a looped recording of a woman screaming last month as a test in a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia

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Ex-Louisville officer who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid readies for 3rd trial

A former Louisville police officer who fired shots into Breonna Taylor’s windows the night of the deadly 2020 police raid is going on trial for a third time

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A Student Was Punished for Using AI to Write a Paper. Now His Parents Are Suing the School: 'They Violated His Civil Rights'

The student was awarded a zero for the project's notes and draft portions, barred from applying to the National Honor Society and was given detention.

Latin Times

A second ex-Arkansas deputy was sentenced for a 2022 violent arrest

A former Arkansas deputy has been sentenced to a year in prison for a civil rights violation related to a violent 2022 arrest caught on video

The Independent UK

A former Arkansas deputy is sentenced for a charge stemming from a violent arrest caught on video

A former Arkansas law enforcement officer who pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he repeatedly punched during a violent arrest in 2022 will be serving time in a medical facility

The Independent UK

Civil Rights Groups Sue Florida Over Voter Registration Deadline

Civil rights groups sue Florida and Georgia to extend voter registration deadlines post hurricanes. South Carolina extends deadline.

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Investigation finds widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California

An undercover investigation found that California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real estate firms

The Independent UK

Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia To Extend Voter Registration Deadline

Civil rights groups seek voter registration deadline extensions in Georgia and Florida due to Hurricane Helene impact.

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Former Memphis Police Officers Convicted In Fatal Beating Case

Former Memphis police officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols to be released ahead of sentencing, with one remaining in custody. Case sparks di...

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2 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols get home detention while 1 stays in jail

A federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will be released from jail ahead of sentencing in January

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When Sheriffs Say Their Rule Is Law

Author Jessica Pishko probes the beliefs and actions of the hard right constitutional sheriffs movement, whose members say their authority trumps state and federal officials.

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Lawsuit Alleges Racist Land-Use Policies In Louisiana Parish

Civil rights lawsuit in St. James Parish alleges racist land-use policies favoring industrial development in Black communities along the Chemical Corridor.

The Independent UK

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is set to hear arguments in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies that placed polluting industries in majority-Black communities

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Civil rights groups ask to extend voter registration deadlines in hurricane-ravaged states

Democrats and civil rights groups are asking election officials in the states ravaged by Hurricane Helene to give voters more time to register for the Nov. 5 presidential election

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Some perplexed at jury's mixed verdict in trial for 3 former officers in Tyre Nichols' death

The trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols ended with a mixed verdict, surprising and perplexing some observers who questioned why the jury would acquit two of the officers on the most serious charges

Latin Times

Amid Trump's Claims of Mass Deportation, ACLU Sues for Information on U.S. Immigration Detention Capabilities

The organization is concerned about how such policies could impact the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants

The Guardian - US

Three Memphis ex-police officers convicted of least serious charge in Tyre Nichols’ killing

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith convicted of witness tampering in 2023 beating death

The Independent UK

Split verdict reached in case of Memphis cops accused in Tyre Nichols beating case

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who are all Black, were accused of violating the 29-year-old’s civil rights during the assault in January 2023

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Former Memphis Officers On Trial For Fatal Beating

Federal trial underway for former Memphis officers accused of violating civil rights in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

The Independent UK

ACLU lawsuit details DWI scheme rocking Albuquerque police

A civil rights group is suing the city of Albuquerque, its police department and top officials on behalf of a man who was among those arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and later forced to pay bribes to get the charges dropped

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