The New York State Education Department shot back forcefully Friday, calling the federal action a "sham" and "political theater." ...

The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...

The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged during a Senate hearing Wednesday that ...

Signed in 1965, the Iowa Civil Rights Act provides legal protection from discrimination against protected classes regarding housing, employment, education, public services and accommodations ...

Labor and civil rights leader A. Phillip Randolph initially rejects a plea by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to call off the ...

Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, reflects on the ...

Harmeet Dhillon, the far-right lawyer nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, has been confirmed by the Senate.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says the revised version of the NO FAKES Act, reintroduced in April, would be a ...

Hailed as the start of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, the Stonewall Riots took place at New York City’s Stonewall Inn fifty-six years ago this month. On June 28, 1969, police attempted to arrest ...

Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin by programs that receive federal financial assistance.

ARTEFFECT, an initiative of the Lowell Milken Family Foundation and Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC), has named a ...

Civil Rights – Depositphotos Broader Impact on Education and Federal Programs. The executive order is part of a broader initiative by the Trump administration to reshape federal policies around ...