18 stories tagged with #civilrights, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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CBP Agents Violently Arrested This Chicago Woman. Now She's Seeking $10 Million in Damages.
Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was held in federal custody for seven hours and released with no charges after her arrest by immigration agents last October.…
The GOP Is Targeting Black Voters in the Former Confederacy With Surgical Precision
The GOP is moving to eliminate at least half a dozen majority Black districts in the Deep South.…
A Hidden Camera, a Catholic Pitcher, and a Baseball Team Now Under Scrutiny
The Washington Nationals are in the spotlight due to a hidden camera scandal involving the baseball team's alleged discrimination against a Catholic player.…
Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign
Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someone…
Don Lemon seeks grand jury transcripts in Minnesota civil rights case, citing misconduct
Attorneys for former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon argue in a new court filing that recent examples of grand jury misconduct by the U.S. Department of Justice ac…
Jewish UCLA students beaten with sticks, pepper sprayed and knocked out by anti-Israel campus mob: lawsuit
The DOJ sues the University of California system, alleging UCLA failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitic violence on campus.…
Court gives Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight efforts to deport him
A federal appeals court is giving former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight the Trump administration's efforts to deport him.…
Pathetically lionizing Colbert, a white George Floyd? and other commentary
Stephen Colbert’ departure from “The Late Show,” which “treated a mediocre comic like an inspiring political leader,” exemplifies “the slow and humiliating death of establishment l…
Khat user accuses NYC cops of illegal cavity search of his mouth: police union
The city’s largest police union is battling an NYPD watchdog group over what constitutes a body cavity search after cops found the level 1 narcotic khat in a driver’s vehicle.…
20 women sue SF sheriff after alleged mass strip search ‘for training’
Numerous women who were detained in the San Francisco County Jail have accused the department of violating their rights after being subjected to a mass strip search.…
Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys to turn to US supreme court after ruling paves way for deportation
Move comes after federal appeals court upholds ruling that opens door for government to detain and deport Khalil…
America’s First War on Drugs Was Also a War on Jazz
In May 1947, Billie Holiday had a one-week engagement at Philadelphia’s Earle Theatre, one of the biggest venues in the city for Black entertainers. The Earle Theatre was built as …
REPORT: Judge Bars Most ICE Arrests At Immigration Courts In New York City
A judge barred federal agents on Monday from making immigration-related arrests at multiple courthouses in New York City, according to The AP.…
New York federal judge bans ICE arrests at Manhattan immigration courts
Ruling blocks detentions at three federal courthouses except in rare cases amid protests over tactics A federal judge in New York has banned US Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight
The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights…
Tunisians rally amid economic crisis and political arrests
Hundreds of Tunisians have marched through the capital to denounce a worsening economic crisis and crackdown on dissent.…
Exhibition Marks 70 Years Since Gordon Parks’ Landmark Segregation Photos Published in ‘Life’ Magazine
It brings more than 30 photos from Parks’ 'Segregation Story' series.…
What is the latest Palestine Action court case – and what is at stake?
Government appeal against high court ruling could have implications for right to protest and lead to other groups being proscribed…