U.S. Civil Rights Policy Digest

A Supreme Court ruling could bar counting of ballots received after Election Day in federal races, invalidating roughly 400,000 votes that arrived...

• Federal executive orders EO 14110 and EO 14179 establish top-down AI procurement guidelines.
• Local measures including NYC Local Law 144, Illinois...

The Supreme Court enters its final term weeks with decisions expected on divisive culture-war cases that test the boundaries of constitutional...

The DOJ announced it will abide by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema's temporary halt on the $1.77 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, despite...

Federal courts approved Texas SB 4 to take effect after an April appeals ruling, empowering state authorities to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants and allow judges to order their return to Mexico.

A coalition of civil rights organizations condemns New York's passage of bill S10637, a constitutional amendment that expands legislative control over...

A state AG report found Albany County deputy Ryan Cross engaged in a pattern of unjustified detentions, frisks and searches during five traffic...

• Chief Judge John McConnell struck down USCIS policies that blocked asylum, work permits, green cards, and citizenship decisions for applicants from...

The Court's final weeks spotlight clashing priorities across voting, citizenship, and presidential power.

• Voting Rights Act: April ruling gutted...

Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act bars housing discrimination based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation,...

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees have accelerated rollbacks across voting rights and criminal justice.

• Voting rights: The Court reinstated...

The Trump administration is coordinating a broad rollback of civil rights tools through agency actions and funding controls.

• EEOC seeks to end...

A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether the National Park Service can remove exhibits on enslaved people at Philadelphia's President’s...

Federal lawmakers are confronting the tension between fostering AI innovation and safeguarding civil liberties through new data privacy rules.

• The...

Two recent ICE and DHS moves highlight ongoing transparency and accountability gaps in immigration enforcement.

• Facial recognition rollout:...

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that defendants have the right to be present for jury questions.

Fired by the Army Map Service in 1957 after an arrest record exposed his homosexuality, Frank Kameny refused to deny his identity and went on to challenge government policy. His defiance helped ignite the modern gay rights movement.

In Whitton v. Dixon, Justices Thomas and Alito dissented from the Court's holding that post-trial DNA evidence should not have been considered by a...

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