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The government shutdown will halt some work at a diminished Education Department

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups

The Independent UK

How Benndrick C. Watson Became a Jack of All Trades as a Lawyer, Athlete, and Artist

Watson's most profound work lies in civil rights activism. After his own experience with racial discrimination at a bank, he began to focus on advocating for the civil rights of the Black community, bringing awareness to laws that were otherwise unknown to most.

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Justice Department files civil rights lawsuit against protesters in clash at New Jersey synagogue

Federal officials have sued two pro-Palestinian groups and some demonstrators involved in a heated protest last year outside a synagogue in northern New Jersey

The Independent UK

Tanzania’s ruling party has crushed the opposition – the elections are a mere formality

Tanzania has conducted regular polls since the first multiparty elections in 1995. But they have often failed to meet democratic standards. The opposition has been persistently excluded and restricted, and media freedoms and civil rights have been suppressed. This pattern has come to be identified as electoral authoritarianism.

The Conversation

HHS seeks to ban Harvard from federal funding in civil rights case

HHS refers Harvard University to Suspension and Debarment Program over alleged civil rights violations

Axios

A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court

Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake

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Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced ex-sergeant who framed hundreds for drug crimes

The Chicago City Council has approved a $90 million settlement for nearly 200 civil rights violations involving a former police sergeant

The Independent UK

LGBT+ activists sound alarm over Trump admin’s ‘trans mass shooters’ narrative and reveal “DIE F****’ bullets found

Civil rights leaders warned that the White House’s ‘demonizing’ rhetoric is laying the groundwork for ‘abuse and mass surveillance’ of the whole trans community

The Independent UK

Trump’s housing department rolls back work to combat residential segregation, whistleblowers allege

Allegations against Hud are latest sign of administration’s plans to transform enforcement of US civil rights laws

The Guardian - US

Title IX’s effectiveness in addressing campus sexual assault is at risk − a law professor explains why

Most Americans assume that schools are legally required to protect students from sexual harassment and assault under Title IX – the federal law enacted in 1972 that bans sexual discrimination in education.

The Conversation

New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Donald Trump is attempting to sue the New York Times. In a lawsuit filed on September 15 the US president charged that the paper, two Times journalists and also the publisher Penguin Random House committed libel and defamation against him in series of articles and a book discussing his business…

The Conversation

Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue

Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

The Guardian - US

Video of Education Law and Policy Panel on "Federal Efforts to Combat Antisemitism: Restoring Campus Civil Rights or Infringing Academic Freedom?"

I was one of the participants.

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Donald Trump administration threatens to prosecute Office Depot employee for refusing to print Charlie Kirk flyers

Someone needs to explain the First Amendment to our Attorney General.

International Business Times UK

Family of Black Man Found Hanging From Tree in Mississippi Was Told He Died in His Dorm Bed — Is There a Cover-up?

Family of Trey Reed, a Black student found hanging at Delta State, say police first told them he died in his dorm. Lawyers demand transparency.

International Business Times UK

First Trey Reed, Now Cory Zukatis: Police Insist No Link Between Two Dead Men Found Hanging From Trees

The hanging deaths of Trey Reed and Cory Zukatis in Mississippi on the same day spark calls for federal inquiry, though police insist the cases are unrelated.

The Independent UK

University of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration

University of California faculty, staff and student organizations and labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the federal government is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the university to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech

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The Independent UK

Trump team plans to give historically black and tribal colleges $500 million in money taken from DEI program cuts

Shifts in education budget to HBCUs as Trump administration has slashed civil rights investigations and sought to de-emphasize parts of Black history in major U.S. museums

The Independent UK

Ex-British soldier goes on trial for Bloody Sunday killings

More than a half century after British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland in what became known as Bloody Sunday, a single soldier is going on trial

The Independent UK

How the violence unfolded on Bloody Sunday

The shootings happened at the conclusion of a banned protest march by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.

The Independent UK

The victims of Bloody Sunday

Thirteen people were killed on January 30 1972 when paratroopers opened fire on civil rights protesters in Londonderry.

Benzinga

To Fill Vacant Positions After Waves Of Firings, Many Federal Scientists, Lawyers And Experts Now Have To Work In Roles They Don't Understand

Thousands of federal workers have been moved into new jobs they have little or no training for, according to The Washington Post. The workers, including civil rights lawyers, Social Security staff, and labor specialists, say they've been pushed into unfamiliar roles after waves of firings and resignations since President Donald…

The Guardian - US

The chilling effect of Title VI investigations: the professors accused of antisemitism

Exclusive: Andrea Brower quits Gonzaga University after the Civil Rights Act is used to challenge her pro-Gaza activism

The Independent UK

Former Memphis officer being released from custody after new trial ordered in Tyre Nichols case

A judge has ruled that a former Memphis police officer convicted of federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will be released from custody after a new trial was ordered in the case

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