Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

On his second day in office, President Donald Trump labeled O.F.C.C.P.’s efforts to enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act illegal and discriminatory — presumably against white people. He signed his own ...

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...

On Tuesday, more than 500 workers and allies will join a culminating rally at Lafayette Park in New Orleans to demand an end to ICE raids terrorizing cities and communities and the release of people ...

There are so many precious things under attack in this American moment. Our human rights, civil liberties and basic dignity ...

Courts have recognized a “private right of action” in the Voting Rights Act since the law’s inception. In 1966, a dispute ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued decisions on the final six cases that were left on its docket for the summer, including ...

Supreme Court rules against drivers in case that could make civil rights claims harder The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily ...

Donald Trump recently commandeered California’s National Guard to repress anti-ICE protests in LA. The National Guard has a ...