A black death-row inmate set to die Tuesday night claims that racism led the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to vote against sparing his life, and now a federal judge is considering whether to postpone the execution.
Read moreA federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit filed by victims, counter protestors and residents against the organizers of a white supremacist rally that left one woman dead last summer can continue.
Read moreAn Ohio man pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges in a deadly car attack on a crowd of protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
Read moreRuling against a Missouri school district where black voters routinely see their preferred candidates defeated, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Tuesday that the at-large voting system dilutes minority votes.
Read moreThe Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student’s race into account to encourage diversity in admissions, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
Read moreRiverside County, Calif., and its Probation Department unconstitutionally discriminate against children of color through an “astonishingly punitive and ineffective law enforcement program” called the Youth Accountability Team, “treating them like criminals” for “normal, childish behavior” such as being “defiant” or “easily persuaded by peers,” the ACLU claims in a federal class action.
Read moreA white nationalist who helped organize last summer’s’ Unite the Right rally which ended in the murder of a counter protester, was awarded $5 from another protester who he claimed cursed him out in public.
Read moreConnecticut was hit with a federal complaint Thursday over its policy of counting prisoners as constituents in the lightly populated, rural areas where they are incarcerated.
Read moreTwo residents say San Diego County discriminates against people of color and women by “forc(ing) nearly all persons seeking welfare assistance to submit to home inspections without any reason to believe they are ineligible,” in superior court.
Read moreA self-made millionaire who ran for president in 2016 scored an early court victory Friday when a federal judge advanced his discrimination lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee.
Read moreThe story of the United States and its political future will be shaped by a population that is growing older and becoming more racially diverse.
Read moreChicago parents who say they helped turn around a failing elementary school in a black neighborhood are now fighting for its survival in court, asking a federal judge to stop the school district from shutting it down to make way for a new high school.
Read moreCalling for the chance to elect town board representatives by district, Latinos living in Islip, New York, brought a federal complaint to overhaul the town’s at-large voting system.
Read moreNBA guard Sterling Brown sued Milwaukee and its police department in federal court Tuesday, claiming he was arrested and Tasered because he’s black, in an incident that was captured on video.
Read moreCivil rights leaders penned a letter urging the National Football League to reconsider its new policy that bars players from taking a knee to protest racial injustice during the national anthem.
Read moreA lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo of violating the Fair Housing Act by offering predatory loans to minority homebuyers will advance, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Read moreAfter a nonprofit scolded 16 cities across the U.S. South about policies that make it difficult for immigrants to get public utilities, at least three have denied that they make service contingent on proof of ID.
Read moreSan Francisco Supervisor London Breed emerged victorious Wednesday to become the city’s first African-American woman mayor after narrowly defeating a rival who was seeking to become the first openly gay man in the position.
Read moreChallengers said the process blocked more than 7,500 qualified Ohioans from voting in the 2016 election, but the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the state’s method of pruning its voter rolls comports with federal law.
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