Civil Rights & Social Justice
Republicans used their majority to cut short debate and give preliminary approval early Monday to some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country as time was running out on the Texas Legislature's special session.
February 24, 2021 - 2:41pm
The move comes as part of a broader measure featuring what the ACLU called "important changes to policing and our criminal justice system."
January 15, 2021 - 9:41am
The administration unveiled a discriminatory new rule change amid fallout from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
January 14, 2021 - 10:05am
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building.
December 16, 2020 - 9:12am
The "Unborn Child Protection Act" was filed ahead of Arkansas' next legislative session meant to more directly challenge Roe v. Wade.
November 13, 2020 - 2:10pm
The sitting Supreme Court justice spoke at a convention of the partisan right-wing Federalist Society.
November 2, 2020 - 9:41am
Experts who study the way we think and make decisions say that it can be more than politics driving our decision-making this year. The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.
October 6, 2020 - 11:56am
On the first day of the new term, conservative Justices Thomas and Alito practically begged for a case to strike down LGBTQ marriage rights.
September 17, 2020 - 10:26am
Their claims are at odds with medicine and science.
September 8, 2020 - 9:22am
Judge Allison Jones Rushing's decision gives police a racist road map.
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