U.S. Civil Rights Policy Digest

The Education Department will no longer treat racial disparities in school discipline, AP enrollment, or admissions as evidence of civil rights...

A federal three-judge panel denied a preliminary injunction against Tennessee's congressional redistricting, ruling the challenge unlikely to succeed...

A federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking Kentucky voters' dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers, marking...

The Trump DOJ's first religious liberty update since 2017 directs agencies to prioritize constitutional and statutory protections in rulemaking,...

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse introduced the Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act on July 22 to close the loophole allowing...

Supreme Court Rulings

• 🔥 Birthright Citizenship Decision: The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s order in Trump v. Barbara, preserving automatic...

• Michigan Supreme Court suppressed post-invocation statements, citing both federal and state constitutions after police gave "confusing and...

The Second Circuit reversed Mohsen Mahdawi's release order, ruling that a Vermont judge lacked jurisdiction over his habeas petition while removal...

The Supreme Court declined to review the City of Grand Rapids' appeal, leaving in place rulings that the Department of Civil Rights has no statutory...

Current fights over transgender rights, reproductive access, and voting trace directly to post-Civil War structural imbalances.

• Majority...

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Peter Welch have reintroduced the Inclusive Democracy Act to end felony disenfranchisement in federal...

MLB can enforce neutral uniform rules against player alterations like Bible verses on Pride caps, as the First Amendment constrains only government...

Voting Rights Litigation Update

• 🔥 Renewed Injunction Request: Voting rights groups filed a renewed request for a preliminary injunction in LWV...

Voter suppression tactics have evolved but retain the same goal of deterring eligible voters, especially people of color.

• Post-Reconstruction laws...

Civil rights advocates are mounting legal challenges to two Trump administration actions targeting immigrant access to benefits.

• The July 17 public...

The Trump Justice Department crossed a new line by subpoenaing phone records and testimony from New York Times reporters' relatives—including one...

FBI agents received guidance last week to defer assault investigations involving immigration officers to Homeland Security Investigations, prompting...

Immigration Enforcement Developments

• 🔥 Alien Terrorist Removal Court Activation: The Trump administration activated the 30-year-old Alien...

• ACLU filed amicus brief in Eighth Circuit supporting Standing Rock protesters challenging public road closure
• Roads of all types remain...

Two parallel moves are narrowing due process in immigration enforcement.

• ICE protection: The Supreme Court is limiting civil suits against agents,...