On Friday, February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter advising federally funded schools that it considers any decisions or ...

The HHS is reorganizing its civil rights office to have a larger focus on religious issues, the Trump administration announced this week. The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, which enforces civil rights ...

Framing a cause as a “civil rights” issue may actually decrease public support—even among people who deeply value civil rights. That’s the key finding of a new study published in the American ...

U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins evoked the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s when describing the changes the Trump administration is making at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To date, the USDA has ...

Stuart Stevens, a contributor for The Daily Beast and Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign manager, joined MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell for a discussion about the pace of endorsements of gay marriage rights ...

In 1996, the New York-based civil rights organization known as UPROSE was struggling. Founded by Puerto Rican activists, the organization could tout a rich history of organizing amid the rapid change ...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz cheered state lawmakers’ push for school vouchers during a March 20 visit to the Capitol in Austin, addressing opposition from some Republicans who see plans before the House and ...

The DCR rolled out the guidance as part of the agency’s launch of a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative “to address the risks of discrimination and bias-based harassment stemming from the use ...

California Assembly member Bill Essayli is working to get a bill passed through the state legislature that would ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports. Essayli introduced the bill on Feb.