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‘The days of using federal funds to further discrimination are over’: IBM to pay $17 million in first-of-its-kind ‘Civil Rights Fraud Initiative’ settlement – Trump administration anti-DEI push seeks to strip businesses of ‘inherently divisive policies’

The first settlement claim under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative will see IBM pay $17 million to the US government.

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Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at Tennessee center that trained civil rights icons

A man linked to white supremacist movements has pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed part of a historic social justice center in Tennessee

The Independent UK

Mississippi reveals its full history for America's anniversary year, a contrast to federal efforts

America’s history is being seen through different lenses as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary

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“It’s not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken, you know”: The story of the Beatles' 1968 acoustic gem and its powerful subtext

At the very heart of the White Album, this tender Beatles masterpiece pulled from the classical music tradition and empathised with the American civil rights movement

MusicRadar

Video of an ICE shooting shattered the agency’s story. Will it usher in accountability?

The case against two Venezuelan men in Minneapolis is the latest to fall apart. Now agents could face repercussions, but questions linger over whether it signals a real shift

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'Run again!' Kamala Harris confirms she's thinking about running for president again in 2028

Former vice president Kamala Harris confirmed on Friday that she is thinking about running for president again in 2028. The Rev. Al Sharpton asked the former vice president at the National Action Network conference in New York City if she would run for president in 2028. "Listen, I might," Harris…

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Trump’s DOJ plans to settle Colony Ridge case without compensating victims

The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents. Trump’s DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target the very people who were harmed by the developer.

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Automatic Draft Registration Jeopardises Transgender and Immigrant Youth, Says Civil Rights Group

Civil rights advocates warn that automatic draft registration could disproportionately affect transgender and immigrant youth, raising privacy and data misuse concerns.

International Business Times UK

Trump administration’s lawsuits against Harvard and UCLA have roots in a decades-old fight over civil rights law

The Department of Justice announced in March 2026 that it is suing Harvard University and the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Conversation

DOJ launches investigation into Jan 6 star witness against Trump Cassidy Hutchinson: report

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified in 2022 that President Donald Trump knew his supporters would become violent at the Capitol

The Independent UK

Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing trans students

Education department will no longer enforce schools from California to Delaware to comply with US civil rights law

The Guardian - US

Courts likely to block Trump’s effort to curtail mail-in voting

President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president’s long-running effort to assert federal control of elections. Democratic party groups and civil rights organizations have already…

Roll Call

Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over order to limit mail-in voting

The coalition of organizations says Trump’s executive order restricting who can receive mail ballots is unconstitutional

The Guardian - US

75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did

The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence isn’t the only important anniversary in 2026. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of an extraordinary case of student activism that helped lead to the Supreme Court’s decision outlawing segregated schools.

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Judge tosses lawsuit filed by parents of 'Cop City' protester who was killed by troopers

A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”

The Independent UK

Trump takes on his beloved Coca-Cola as his administration sues soda distributor for women-only retreat

Distributor of the president’s favorite soda is accused of harming male employees by excluding them from a women’s-only event

The Independent UK

Arizona is debating whether to create a permanent memorial to Charlie Kirk at its state capitol

The bill passed the Senate 16‑14 and the House Government Committee and now awaits a full House vote before going to Arizona Governor Hobbs, who recently vetoed a highway naming for Kirk

The Times of India

‘Know your rights’: IAAC releases guide for Indians living in America amid rising hostility

The Indian American Advocacy Council (IAAC), a community-driven advocacy group, has released a comprehensive 10-page guide titled "Know Your Rights." The initiative comes as Indian-Americans report increased targeting, online harassment, and institutional hostility following the 2025 presidential transition.

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Second Amendment Roundup: The Citizenship Clause Implicates the Second Amendment.

Aliens here unlawfully or on a nonimmigrant visa are prohibited from possession of firearms.

The Independent UK

Swift and widespread, efforts to rebrand César Chavez Day are fueled by emotion and duty

From California to Minnesota, elected leaders and civil rights groups are scrambling to distance themselves from César Chavez’s name in the wake of sexual abuse allegations

Reason

Minnesota Bills Would Create State Right To Sue Government Officials for Constitutional Violations

Two different pieces of legislation aim to create state workarounds to the procedural quagmire of federal civil rights litigation.

International Business Times

Civil Rights Leaders and Family Calls for Justice After Police Fatally Shot Black Man Suffering a Mental Health Crisis

Civil rights leaders and the family seek accountability after Hartford police fatally shot Steven Jones, a Black man in a mental health crisis, intensifying calls for reform and better crisis response.

International Business Times

Stanford, Ohio State, UC San Diego Medical Schools Investigated by DOJ for Racial Discrimination

The DOJ is investigating Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego medical schools for possible racial discrimination in admissions, demanding seven years of data.

The Independent UK

The NAACP names ex-DOJ civil rights chief Kristen Clarke as its top lawyer

The NAACP has named Kristen Clarke, a former Biden Justice Department official, as its next general counsel

The Mary Sue

Texas officials who targeted a journalist just got a response from the Supreme Court that will change how the First Amendment works for everyone

The Supreme Court just delivered a significant blow to citizen journalists, rejecting a case brought by Priscilla Villarreal against Texas officials who had arrested her for reporting. This decision, announced on Monday, means Villarreal’s civil rights claim, which argued her First Amendment free speech rights were violated, cannot move forward.

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