Current federal law allows people to sue state or local governments for constitutional violations, but largely shields federal agents such as ICE.

Here are 12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first ...

During his second term, U.S President Donald Trump has taken unprecedented action against universities in a number of ways. We look at the impact on institutes.

They’ve made it incredibly difficult to sue federal officers for abuse of power, no matter how egregious,” says David Gans, a ...

In the United States, due process is meant to safeguard against government overreach. The clause states that no state may ...

About 1.5 million people teach on college campuses in the United States, and nearly 4 million teachers work in its public ...

Civil rights, however, are only one side of the conservative inversion of the logic of civil rights legislation. A ...

At 24, Billie Eilish has spent most of her career being honored for her sustainability efforts and positioned as a voice for her generation. While accepting the MLK Jr. Beloved Community Award for ...

(ABC 6 News) – DFL lawmakers are proposing a bill to allow U.S. citizens to sue federal agents for civil rights violations, KAAL, KSTP’s sister station in Rochester, reports. Rep. Jamie Long, ...

Both states cited the 10th Amendment to back their claim that the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents is tantamount to federal overreach and a violation of their ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office recently settled a lawsuit over the death of Shaun Seaman, who was killed by a violent ...

The Department of Education (ED) has been forced to double back on its March 2025 decision to lay off hundreds of civil rights employees. In December 2025, the agency called back employees who worked ...