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Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump In its annual State of Black America report, the group accuses the Trump administration of ...
The report, released Thursday at the group’s conference in Cleveland, Ohio, criticizes the administration for downsizing federal agencies and programs that enforce civil rights policies.
Once the richest man in hip-hop, Diddy's fortune is in the balance as his civil lawsuits mount.
Buffalo Bills first-round pick Maxwell Hairston is accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
July 1, 2025 – After an all-night session in the Senate, Democrats’ efforts to offer amendments ended with no successes, and Republicans passed their massive tax bill, which includes the most ...
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women's athletics teams to resolve a federal civil rights case ...
Cornell is facing federal civil rights complaints from the America First Policy Institute for its hiring practices that they claim to be discriminatory.
The Trump administration says Harvard University is in “violent violation” of the Civil Rights Act due to inaction to protect Jewish students, threatening more cuts to federal funding.
The Trump administration said a failure by the university to enact certain changes would put at risk its access to federal financial resources.
The Trump administration informed Harvard University that its investigation found it had violated federal civil-rights law over its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, putting the federal ...
The finding comes as two Jewish groups filed amicus briefs last week supporting the Trump administration in Harvard's lawsuit against the funding freezes.
Some LGBTQ Iowans say they have considered moving as Iowa's new law ending trans civil rights protections takes effect July 1.