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Byline: Rob Arthur Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 to usher in a historic moment for civil rights, yet Black representation in Major League Baseball stands at the [...]

The former detective fired 10 shots through Ms. Taylor's apartment in a raid in 2020 that set off a wave of protests across the country. The former police detective who [...]

A former police officer in the state of Kentuckyhas been convicted of violating the civil rights of (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/24/breonna-taylor-a-timeline-of-events) Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose death in a police raid prompted [...]

Byline: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY MADISON, Wis. - Vice President Kamala Harris went back to a familiar place in the final stretch of her presidential campaign. As she runs [...]

Byline: Timothy Pratt in Atlanta Georgia prosecutors and police have repeatedly stretched the law or come under harsh criticism for their handling of a criminal conspiracy case involving protesters against [...]

Byline: Ernie Suggs ernie.suggs@ajc.com In 1906, from a window in his tiny office on the second floor of what was called Stone Hall, Atlanta University professor W.E.B. Du Bois watched [...]

Byline: Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff Where three defendant police officers have moved for summary judgment in a suit over an arrest of the plaintiff, that motion should be allowed because [...]

Byline: Matt Reynolds matt.reynolds@ajc.com After gunmen fired shots in the nightlife district of Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 17 others, Mayor Randall Woodfin evoked the 1960s [...]

Byline: Robert Tait in Washington A congressional hearing on hate crimes drew charges of the bigotry it was meant to address after a Republican senator told the female Muslim head [...]

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of Republican officials seeking limits on who can press for protections under one of the major legislative breakthroughs of the Civil [...]

The march came together blindingly fast. From conception to execution was less than three months. Finally, the day arrived, Aug.28, 1963 - the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. [...]

WASHINGTON: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has issued the following news release: In response to recent announcements from state officials in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Florida blocking Department of Justice [...]

Byline: Rachel Yeager After living to see the deaths of his community members for trying to help other people of color, a reverend made the decision to dedicate his life [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to recent announcements from state officials in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Florida blocking Department of Justice (DOJ) monitors from entering polling locations [...]

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Yaron 'Ron' Kweller, a longtime Binghamton businessman, announced the filing of a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina: United States Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., announced today [...]

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island: United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that the [...]

Byline: Rachel Smith Louisville Courier Journal Show Caption Hide Caption Breonna Taylor's family speaks following Brett Hankison guilty verdictBreonna Taylor's family spoke to media after a jury found ex-LMPD Detective [...]

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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina: United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston for the Middle [...]

CLEVELAND -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio: United States Attorney Rebecca Lutzko announced that the Justice Department will [...]

DALLAS, TX -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas: United States Attorney Leigha Simonton announced today that the Justice [...]

SIOUX FALLS -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that the [...]

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona: United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino announced today that the Justice [...]

LAS VEGAS -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada: United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson for the District of Nevada [...]

SCRANTON -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced today that the Justice [...]

BILLINGS -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana: United States Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced today that the Justice Department will [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina: United States Attorney Dena J. King announced today that [...]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida: The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division [...]

MACON, GA -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia: U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary announced today that the Justice [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Justice: The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The following information was released by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD): As we round out October with LGBTQ History, it's important to note [...]

Byline: Daisy Newbury Student Council met on Sunday to discuss the finalized process for first-year course registration, changes to the College's Civil Rights Policy, updates on Senior Class Giving and [...]

Byline: Daniel Perrin On Friday, Nov. 1, commentator and Princeton University's James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. will visit Swarthmore. Glaude will deliver a lecture as part [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado: Consistent with longstanding Justice Department practices and procedures, the department today is [...]

ST. LOUIS, MO -- The following information was released by the Washington University School of Medicine: Melanie Fontes Rainer, director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the National Archives and Records Administration: The National Archives and Records Administration has released the first set of records under the [...]

Byline: Olivia Puzio Monmouth hosted Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who was one of the first African American children to attend a formerly white-only school in Louisiana during the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the White House: One year ago, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing [...]

Byline: D.G. Mawn, MA, JD and Stephanie E. Myers, Ph.D. (Houston Style Magazine) -- Click here for updates on this story October 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) -- In 1964, [...]

AUSTIN, Texas -- The following information was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, and the Texas Civil Rights [...]

Asia Times Square hosts early voting Oct. 28 in Grand Prairie. Citizens vote inside the main building. Photo by Christine Vo UTA students John Lam and Vincent Dinh's politics go [...]

TRENTON, NJ -- The following information was released by the office of the Attorney General of New Jersey: Claim Filed With FDIC Seeking Recovery for Harm to New Jerseyans Caused [...]