The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

The DOJ and civil rights groups argue that federal law supersedes state law and must be declared null

Law & Order’s Jesse L Martin narrates two powerful essays examining the Black experience in the US, the first in a series marking the author’s centenary year

Mona Hardin awaits resolution in the federal investigation of her son Ronald Greene's deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police, highlighting delays and comp...

The Biden administration and civil rights groups challenge Iowa's controversial law allowing warrantless immigrant arrests, sparking a legal battle with br...

A group of Black voters and civil rights groups asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let Louisiana use its newest congressional map.

Daisy Bates, civil rights leader known for desegregating schools, to be honored with a statue at the US Capitol.

Students say they suffered broken bones, concussions and other injuries from allegedly aggressive police action breaking up pro-Palestinian protests last week.

Arkansas lawmakers replace obscure statues at U.S. Capitol with civil rights leader Daisy Bates and musician Johnny Cash to showcase the state's diverse hi...

I have a piece up at National Review Online about the Antisemitism Awareness Act. As described in my article, the most important feature of the act is that it codifies administrative guidance that began in the Bush Administration holding that Jews are protecting from ethnic discrimination by Title VI of…

President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.

An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives."