Education Dept. Workers Targeted in Layoffs Return to Tackle Civil Rights Backlog December 10, 2025 By Collin Binkley The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Department of Education staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying...
Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Dallas Ordinances, Including LGBTQ+ Protections November 3, 2025 By Joshua Fetcher, The Texas Tribune Two years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law...
Senate Confirms Anti-DEI Stalwart Lucas to Second Term at EEOC August 4, 2025 By Alexandra Olson The Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to another term as commissioner of the country’s workplace civil rights agency, demonstrating firm Republican...
Trump Administration Targets George Mason University in Anti-DEI Campaign July 14, 2025 By Collin Binkley The Trump administration last Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a...
Trump Curtails Protections Around Diversity, LGBTQ Rights January 21, 2025 By Bianca Flowers and Daniel Trotta The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, President Donald Trump ordered on Monday...
Vermont School District Settles With US Over Racial Harassment Allegations January 13, 2025 A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a...
Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue CIA, FBI and NYPD Over Civil Rights Leader’s Assassination November 17, 2024 By Larry Neumeister Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100...
Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe August 22, 2024 By Dave Collins The family of a man fatally shot by a Connecticut police officer as he tried to flee in a stolen...
New Jersey Reports Spike in Incidents of Bias in 2023 March 12, 2024 By Mike Catalini Reports in New Jersey of incidents of bias — like antisemitism and anti-Black behavior among others — climbed by 22%...
Teacher Who Held Mock Slave Auction in 4th Grade Class Settles Lawsuit for $75K February 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York teacher who staged a mock slavery auction of Black students in her fourth-grade classroom will pay $75,000...