Residents rally at Missouri State Capitol in support of Amendment 3
Missouri advocacy groups, residents and lawmakers came together at the capitol on Wednesday, rallying in support of Amendment ...
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Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door for Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit Against New Mexico Schools
The New Mexico Supreme Court allows an anti-discrimination lawsuit against the state's largest school district, affirming ...
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Ruling: Arizona's limited access to crime victims OK
An Arizona law that prohibits criminal defense attorneys from directly contacting crime victims or their families was reinstated Thursday by a federal appeals court.
Fear of immigration raids prompts Navajo President to warn tribal members in urban areas
The widespread fear of unannounced immigration raids by federal law enforcement in the several days since President Donald Trump took office has prompted a local tribal leader to issue warnings and ...
The New Mexico Supreme Court rules schools can be sued over discriminatory conduct
The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for an anti-discrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state's largest school district, ruling that public schools and universities can be ...
Georgia asks federal appeals court to tighten Voting Rights Act
ATLANTA — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it ...
Hughes Fire burns thousands of acres in northern L.A. county, 31,000 evacuations ordered
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los ...
Mass. Reps. Pressley, Trahan, Clark condemn House approval of GOP’s ‘born alive’ abortion bill
The comments by U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District, Katherine Clark, D-5th District, and Lori Trahan, D-3rd District, came after the House voted Thursday to approve its version of a “born ...
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump administration directive to stop civil rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file any new complaints, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court
The law, which applies to all public K-12 school and state-funded university classrooms, took effect Jan. 1. Days after the mandate went into effect, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill — the state ...
Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order met with blitz of litigation
A federal judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship is just the beginning of a blitz of litigation set to play out in the coming weeks.
ACLU of CT offers support, advice in wake of Trump's move to change policies on immigration and more
The ACLU held a forum at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury on possible changes in immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQIA+ rights and more.