The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Iowa has became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code

"[I]n seeking to hold Cooper Union liable for [students'] expression, [plaintiff] cannot help but say the quiet part loud: sweeping otherwise-protected political expression into the hostility analysis will create pressure on institutions 'to suppress speech to ensure compliance with Title VI,' causing 'regulated entities to adopt restrictive policies in an…

Supreme Court ruling impacts legal fee recovery in civil rights cases, emphasizing case merit and potential implications for future claims.

The landmark series' six-part continuation uses history to remind us that civil rights are won by ordinary people

The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees

One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through physical force and solitary confinement

How well-intentioned laws created new cultural conflicts—and eroded personal liberty

As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt

The letter mostly builds on existing civil rights law.