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The Justice Department's Dubious Attempt to Erase a Police Officer's Federal Excessive Force Conviction

I've teamed up with well-regarded civil rights lawyer, Caree Harper, to fight the Department's effort to vacate L.A. Sheriff's Department Officer Trevor Kirk's conviction.

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Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations

The Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the school of civil rights violations related to antisemitism, affirmative action and women’s sports

The Independent UK

White House freezes $108m in funds to Duke University over affirmative action

Trump administration says North Carolina school violated Civil Rights Act by using racial preferences in hiring

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UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests

The University of California, Los Angeles, has reached a $6 million settlement with three Jewish students and a Jewish professor who filed a lawsuit alleging UCLA violated their civil rights

The Independent UK

Bodycam video appears to show Florida officer aiming a gun at Black student during brutal arrest

Civil rights lawyers say a Florida police officer had his gun aimed at a Black college student shortly before the driver was pulled from his car and beaten in a recorded encounter that recently sparked widespread outrage

The Independent UK

The 8 Greatest 1980s X-Men Stories

As the young kids say, 1980s X-Men stories were a different vibe. You had to be there. The original 1963 X-Men comics found their inspiration from the 1960s Civil Rights era. They got canceled but were revitalized in 1975 with Giant-Sized X-Men #1. They then found a narrative groove in…

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Trump administration investigates Oregon's transgender athlete policies

The Trump administration is investigating the Oregon Department of Education after receiving a complaint from a conservative non-profit group alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams

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The US cities left behind as Trump ends key police accountability reforms

Consent decrees meant to curb police abuse are ending in more than 20 cities, including Breonna Taylor’s Louisville

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court blocks North Dakota redistricting ruling that would gut key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has blocked a lower-court ruling in a redistricting dispute in North Dakota that would gut a landmark federal civil rights law for millions of people

The Independent UK

New sentencing dates set for 5 former Memphis, Tennessee, officers in Tyre Nichols case

A judge has scheduled sentencings in December for five former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

Consent decrees force schools to desegregate. The Trump administration is striking them down

Plaquemines parish, Louisiana, will not be forced to follow the law for the first time since the 1960s

The Guardian - US

William McNeil Jr. Lawsuit Update: New Body Cam Footage Released, What It Says About Alleged Excessive Force Case

Newly released bodycam footage adds detail to William McNeil Jr.'s arrest, now central to a civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force and racial bias.

International Business Times UK

Columbia University To Pay Over $200 Million To Trump Administration To End Probe, Restore Federal Funding

Columbia University has settled with the Trump administration, putting an end to federal investigations into alleged civil rights violations related to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

Benzinga

Why Is Columbia University Paying A $200 Million Fine? Here's What They Did Wrong According To Trump

Columbia University will pay $221 million and adopt major reforms after a federal probe found civil rights violations and failure to address antisemitism.

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The Guardian - US

Trump administration opens inquiry into universities over Daca scholarships

Education department to look into scholarships for students from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

Al Jazeera

Trump dumps a pile of MLK files. Why not the Epstein files?

Trump releases MLK files amidst backlash over withholding Epstein documents, fuelling selective transparency claims.

International Business Times UK

MLK Files Unsealed: What Is It And Why Is The Family of Martin Luther King Protesting?

Newly unsealed FBI files related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s death have triggered protests from his family, who fear privacy breaches and the spread of conspiracy theories. Here's what we know.

The Independent UK

Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car

A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report

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Evening Standard

Ex-police officer gets 3-year prison sentence over Breonna Taylor death

Brett Hankison was found guilty for his connection to the fatal raid, but was recommended a mere one-day sentence by the US Justice Department

The Independent UK

MLK Jr’s daughter tells Trump ‘now do the Epstein files’ after 230,000 pages released on civil rights leader

Bernice King’s demand comes after Tulsi Gabbard announced the release of thousands of documents tied to Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination

The Independent UK

Trump administration delves into MAGA distractions in deviation from the so-called Epstein files

The Trump administration has recently focused on a slew of issues not related to Epstein, from civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, to the names of sports teams in Washington and Cleveland

Benzinga

Martin Luther King Jr. FBI Records Released By Trump Administration: Al Sharpton Says, 'Desperate Attempt' To Distract People From Epstein Firestorm

On Monday, the Trump administration made public over 240,000 pages of FBI surveillance records on Martin Luther King Jr., a move that has sparked controversy among King’s family and the civil rights organization he co-founded.

International Business Times

Ex-US Policeman In Breonna Taylor Killing Sentenced To 33 Months

A federal judge on Monday rejected an appeal for leniency by the Trump Justice Department and sentenced an ex-police officer to 33 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a Black woman whose 2020 killing fueled widespread protests.

Al Jazeera

US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.

The Independent UK

Trump administration releases details of FBI investigation into MLK Jr’s killing as his family insists James Earl Ray was not the shooter

The King family remains convinced someone else killed the civil rights leader and say they’ll look at the newly released files for ‘additional insights’

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