civil rights
Government
Education Department says NY ban violated federal civil rights law

​(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said an investigation revealed that two New York state agencies violated federal civil rights law by banning Native… Read More

June 2, 2025
Public Education
Indiana middle school hosted ‘racially exclusive party’ for students, new complaint alleges

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Indiana middle school is facing a civil rights complaint over a “racially exclusive party” one teacher hosted for select students in her class. A… Read More

April 29, 2025
Government
Minneapolis City Council likely to make being fat a protected class

The Minneapolis City Council is pushing an amendment that would add height, weight, housing status and criminal records to the list of categories protected under city civil rights law. The… Read More

April 28, 2025
Culture
Blue state athletes urge Trump admin to step in as male continues dominating female track competitions

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two female athletes at Washington high schools are asking the Trump administration to stop a male from competing against them during their track season. Soleil… Read More

April 4, 2025
Opinion
Some FBI agents haven’t gotten the message yet on gender ideology

(The Daily Signal) – I don’t envy FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino in their new jobs running the agency. Getting control of an agency with over… Read More

March 18, 2025
Opinion
How a Black movement about freedom became a movement about welfare

(The Daily Signal) – The 36 million who watched President Donald Trump’s address to Congress also watched as Congressional Black Caucus member, Rep. Al Green, shook his cane and shouted at… Read More

March 13, 2025
Government
Iowa governor signs bill removing ‘gender identity’ as protected class under Civil Rights Act

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a measure Friday that removes gender identity from protection under the state’s Civil Rights Act. The measure makes Iowa the first state to remove such… Read More

February 28, 2025
Public Education
ACLU introduces civil rights, race, gender toolkit for school use

(The Center Square) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin has come out with a new resource kit for students, teachers and parents in public schools that outlines how… Read More

October 3, 2024
Courts
DOJ’s Kristen Clarke hit with criminal referral, ethics complaints for ‘perjury,’ ‘false statements’

(The Daily Signal) – The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil rights, will be hit with three ethics complaints and a criminal referral Monday, The Daily Signal… Read More

June 24, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: No, demonstrations today aren’t like the 1960s

(The Daily Signal) – The current demonstrations on college campuses against Israel remind some of the unrest on college campuses during the 1960s. But the comparison is not a good one. The… Read More

May 6, 2024
Culture
Biden administration opens another civil rights investigation into anti-Muslim activity at Harvard

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) opened another investigation into Harvard Tuesday after several students alleged the university failed to protect… Read More

February 8, 2024
Public Education
Race-segregated classes in Illinois high school violate the Civil Rights Act, warns US commissioner

An Illinois school district has been offering separate high school math and English classes for black and Latino students, taught by teachers of color, a move that amounts to racial… Read More

December 12, 2023
Public Education
Racially segregated courses in Illinois public schools illegal and unconstitutional, say civil rights attorneys

Racially segregated courses offered by a high school in Illinois are likely illegal and unconstitutional, civil rights attorneys tell the Washington Free Beacon. As reported… Read More

December 6, 2023
Government
Woke A.I.? Biden mandates A.I. advance ‘equity and civil rights’

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring that Artificial Intelligence technology advance “equity and civil rights.” Biden signed the order this week,… Read More

November 1, 2023
Public Education
Biden admin says school district can’t remove sexually explicit books because it violates students’ civil rights

(The Daily Signal) – The federal Department of Education concluded an investigation into a Georgia school district Friday, arguing that the removal of several books containing pornographic material… Read More

May 23, 2023
Culture, Public Education
New York school district violated Civil Rights Act by hosting race-based student groups, complaint alleges

(Daily Caller) – Parents Defending Education, a parental rights group, filed a civil rights complaint Tuesday to the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against a New York… Read More

March 15, 2023
Culture
Pro-LGBT Michigan bill fails to offer religious protections

The Michigan Senate approved a bill expanding civil rights to include sexual orientation and gender identity, potentially creating “impossible-to-resolve conflicts” for churches and other religious groups. “We strongly… Read More

March 6, 2023
Public Education
Virginia AG launches two civil rights investigations into high school

(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday civil rights investigations into allegations Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology withheld national awards from students, potentially costing… Read More

January 5, 2023
Culture, Public Education
Parental rights org files complaints alleging schools created race-based student groups

(Daily Caller) – Parents Defending Education (PDE), a group focused on parental rights in education, filed three complaints on Tuesday to the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Civil Rights… Read More

January 4, 2023