The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

I am the Executive Director of the Scalia Law School's Law & Liberty Center. Our most significant current project at the Center is "Voices for Liberty," which our website describes as follows: "While some view freedom of speech as detrimental to minority groups, others champion it as a necessary condition…

Discover historic speeches that have inspired change and resilience, from civil rights movements to global activism.

The CBP One phone app, which most migrants use to begin the U.S. asylum process, isn’t accessible to those who are blind, deaf, have mobility issues, or have intellectual disabilities, according to a complaint.

Penned by Paul McCartney as tribute to the civil rights movement, and featuring Black female country artists, it makes perfect sense for the superstar to feature it on Cowboy Carter

The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil Rights in the 1960s, has a complicated legacy--and an uncertain future between these communities.

Two class-action lawsuits say Michigan counties take cuts of the exorbitant costs of inmate phone calls while children go months without seeing their parents in person.

Three Californians who can’t drink dairy say they pay extra fees for alternatives at coffee chain and claim violation of civil rights law

Bill signed by governor Kay Ivey and lambasted by civil rights advocates affects public schools, universities and state agencies

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Former Mississippi officer sentenced to prison for torturing Black men. Case highlights civil rights violations and the need for justice in law enforcement.

Former Mississippi officers set to be sentenced for torturing Black men in a racially motivated incident. Civil rights lawsuit ongoing.