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FDR united Democrats under the banner of ‘liberalism’ − but today’s Democratic Party has nothing to put on its hat

If Donald Trump has taught Americans anything, it’s that political parties can shift positions on any number of issues and retain strong support. Republicans had once been aggressive Cold Warriors, standing shoulder to shoulder with allies against Russia, but now they are isolationists. They once favored so-called “free markets,” but…

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Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform

After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform

The Independent UK

What happened with the 5 police officers accused of crimes in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Three of five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers have been acquitted on all state charges in the 2023 fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols

The Independent UK

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Civil rights lawsuit filed in Florida deputy’s killing of US Airman Roger Fortson

The family of a U.S. airman who was killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home in 2024 has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over the shooting

The Independent UK

Did White Lotus star Lisa Manobal really wear Rosa Parks’ face embroidered on her Met Gala outfit?

Fans thought the K-pop star was wearing face of the civil rights activist embroidered into her Louis Vuitton undergarment

The Independent UK

Lawsuit planned over Florida deputy's shooting of US airman who was killed in his own home

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he will file a lawsuit against a former Florida sheriff’s deputy and others in the May 2024 shooting death of 23-year-old U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson

The Independent UK

Trump administration investigating Illinois school district for discrimination over ‘privilege walks’ and diversity training

Allegations were subject of civil rights complaint from same teacher under first Trump administration

The Independent UK

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Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review

A prominent pastor and veteran of the Civil Rights Movement says he was told items he had loaned to the Smithsonian Institution would be under review for whether they should remain on display at the institution

The Independent UK

Trump’s deputy at the DOJ pushed for search warrant for student protesters’ Instagram accounts

Emil Bove reportedly pursued criminal inquiry into Columbia protests, drawing rebukes from prosecutors and a judge

The Independent UK

The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across the South should be eliminated

The Independent UK

Trump administration exploits landmark civil rights act to fight universities’ diversity initiatives

Administration launches investigations on basis of 1964 Civil Rights Act, which rightwing activists are fighting to weaken

The Guardian - US

White House opens inquiry into Chicago school program aimed at helping Black students

Education department says school program to improve Black academic performance violates 1964 Civil Rights Act

The Guardian - US

Justice department civil rights division loses 70% of lawyers under Trump

More than 250 lawyers have left or been reassigned since January as critics fear ‘end of the division as we’ve known it’

The Guardian - US

Partnerships Between ICE and Local Law Enforcement Rise Despite 'Clear Red Flags': Report

The number of formal partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement agencies has surged despite longstanding concerns over civil rights violations and lack of oversight

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The Independent UK

Feds charge alleged white supremacist over 2019 arson at Tennessee school that trained Rosa Parks

A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied Tennessee social justice center

Al Jazeera

A ‘constitutional loophole’: How phone inspections test US civil rights

US border agents have a right to search electronic devices. But experts say the practice raises constitutional concerns.

The Guardian - US

Trump officials increasingly recruit local police for immigration enforcement despite ‘red flags’

Agreements with agencies in 38 states resurrect aggressive tactics shelved more than a decade ago amid alarm about civil rights abuses

International Business Times

Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Sees Mass Exodus Amid Sweeping Policy Overhaul

Over 70% of staff expected to exit the agency. At the heart of the exodus is a fundamental reorientation of the Civil Rights Division's goals.

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The Independent UK

Remembering Alexis Herman, the first Black US Secretary of Labor

Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality

The Guardian - US

Famed Memphis church associated with Martin Luther King damaged by fire

Clayborn Temple, base for sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis in 1968, suffers extensive damage

The Independent UK

Civil rights leaders alarmed after bible and other artifacts are removed from Smithsonian African-American museum

Rev. Amos Brown said the museum provided a ‘flimsy excuse’ for returning his historical bible

The Guardian - US

Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit

Section is responsible for enforcing laws designed to prevent voter discrimination, raised alarm about voting rights enforcement

The Independent UK

Former Memphis officers to face second trial in beating death of Tyre Nichols

Three former Tennessee police officers will face an out-of-town jury when their trial begins on second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a 2023 traffic stop in Memphis

The Independent UK

Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation and intimidation at US' Guantanamo detention center

Civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base on Cuba are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives

The Independent UK

Pam Bondi ends Biden-era policy to smoke out leaks to journalists

Civil rights groups blast new Justice Department memo rescinding press protections

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