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Watch: Marchers reflect on voting rights 63 years after 'I have a dream' speech
This year's March on Washington, held annually to commemorate Martin Luther King's historic speech, called on strengthening voting rights.
August 28, 2026Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks - Reuters
Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks Reuters
August 28, 2026ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks
The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.
August 12, 2026Nolan Wells' family demands answers about US teen's death after boating trip
Wells' body was found in the water near Mississippi's Horn Island days after he went on a boating trip there with friends.
July 10, 2026US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump
The ruling is a major setback for Donald Trump's immigration agenda, and has been welcomed by civil rights groups.
June 30, 2026US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
Trump called it a "big win" but a major LGBT campaign group described the ruling as "heartbreaking".
June 30, 2026Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district - Reuters
Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district Reuters
May 9, 2026New York Times sued by US employment agency over diversity goals - Reuters
New York Times sued by US employment agency over diversity goals Reuters
May 5, 2026US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act - Reuters
US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act Reuters
April 29, 2026US Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps
The decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities.
April 29, 2026US charges anti-extremism organisation over payments to informants in hate groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center said it would "vigorously defend ourselves, our staff, and our work".
April 22, 2026Trump consumer finance watchdog ends key civil rights-era anti-discrimination protection - Reuters
Trump consumer finance watchdog ends key civil rights-era anti-discrimination protection Reuters
April 21, 2026Minnesota county probes federal arrest as possible kidnapping - Reuters
Minnesota county probes federal arrest as possible kidnapping Reuters
April 13, 2026After sex abuse claims, activists and lawmakers rethink Cesar Chavez Day
California has renamed Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day after the labour-rights icon was accused of sexual abuse.
March 31, 2026Rallies planned in thousands of US cities for 'No Kings' protest against Trump - Reuters
Rallies planned in thousands of US cities for 'No Kings' protest against Trump Reuters
March 28, 2026Czechs rally in country's largest anti-government protest since 2019 - Reuters
Czechs rally in country's largest anti-government protest since 2019 Reuters
March 21, 2026Justice department seeks to dismiss charges against ex-officers over Breonna Taylor raid
The former officers were alleged to have used false information to obtain a search warrant to enter Breonna Taylor's home in 2020.
March 20, 2026US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse
The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.
March 19, 2026US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta accuses Cesar Chavez of sexual assault - Reuters
US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta accuses Cesar Chavez of sexual assault Reuters
March 19, 2026Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez - Reuters
Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez Reuters
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Watch: Marchers reflect on voting rights 63 years after 'I have a dream' speech
Several thousand people marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, 63 years after Martin Luther King Jr made his famous "I have a dream" speech. The event, titled "March on Washington 2026: Def
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ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks
Why are ICE agents getting controversial shock gloves? US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver electric shocks as they carry out their
Nolan Wells' family demands answers about US teen's death after boating trip
Watch: Family of Nolan Wells says they distrust law enforcement's investigation into son's death The family of Nolan Wells, a Mississippi teenager who was found dead after going missing last weekend,
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump
Watch: Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump, says BBC's Gary O'Donoghue The Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejectin
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from students in two different states who had chall
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El Supremo cambia las reglas electorales de Estados Unidos con una decisión que limita los derechos de las minorías
El fallo, que impide a los Estados rediseñar distritos con criterios raciales, abre la puerta a que los republicanos recuperen circunscripciones de mayoría negra del sur del país El Supremo de Estado
The U.S. Supreme Court strikes another severe blow to the Voting Rights Act
Updated April 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM EDT The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map, which created a second majority-Black congressional dis
US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act, gutting provision that prevented racial discrimination
Justices rule in landmark decision Louisiana must redraw congressional map, largely killing major civil rights law US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email
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Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps
The US Supreme Court limited the ability of lawmakers to take the racial make-up of a state into account when drawing voting maps, in a ruling that could reshape politics across the American south. I
DOJ Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center for Secretly Funding Extremists
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is alleging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a well-known civil rights organization that purports to monitor right-wing hate groups, secretly funneled millions o
Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
Todd Blanche announces 11-count indictment over payments to informants in extremist groups including Ku Klux Klan Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The So
US charges anti-extremism organisation over payments to informants in hate groups
US officials have announced fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a civil rights group that tracks extremist organisations and played a prominent role in confronting the Ku Klu
Trump consumer finance watchdog ends key civil rights-era anti-discrimination protection
Published on 04/21/2026 at 10:03 am EDT - Modified on 04/21/2026 at 02:57 pm EDT WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal consumer finance watc
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Ramsey County officials investigate ICE arrest of underdressed Hmong American man as possible kidnapping
April 13, 2026 / 1:35 PM CDT / CBS/AP Officials in Ramsey County, Minnesota, said Monday they are launching an investigation into the arrest of a Hmong American man as possible kidnapping
Arizona set to cancel Cesar Chavez Day
PHOENIX (CN) — Just two weeks after sexual assault allegations first surfaced against civil rights activist and United Farm Workers union co-founder Cesar Chavez, a bill to remove Cesar Chavez Day fro