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Logo from the press office of Kirsten Gillibrand.WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the introduction of the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act, which will create a new program for all key workers and employees injured…

A civil rights clinic at UC Irvine Law School is filing an injunction to prevent Orange County prosecutors from forcing low-ranking defendants to lose their DNA in a unique local database. A lawsuit filed this week against District Attorney…

Dave Ball, the newly elected chairman of the Washington County, Pennsylvania GOP, slammed his state's Republican Senator, Pat Toomey, on Monday, saying, "We didn't send him there to do the right thing." Senator Toomey was one of seven…

A Santa Fe woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Santa Fe County Sheriff's Representatives and the New Mexico State Police of violating their civil rights by handcuffing and arresting them at gunpoint in 2018…

Press release from Harris County:February 10, 2021The Harris County Commissioners Court passed an order tabled by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, under the direction of Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee, to rename the…

LAS CRUCES - The Doña Ana County Commission unanimously voted Tuesday against a bill in state law banning qualified immunity as a defense against civil rights claims and allowing people to litigate government agencies in state courts.The…

Contributed Image / Franklin County High School's 1950 Yearbook features the school's rebel mascot.The Tennessee Department of Education's Civil Rights Bureau is…

A civil rights discrimination complaint has been formally filed against the Franklin County High School Board and its principal with the State Department of Education.News 4 has been following this story for…

A statue honoring the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) Will replace a Confederate memorial in a courthouse in DeKalb County, Ga.According to The Champion, DeKalb County Commissioners elected on January 26th to…

From Bobbie Green, Ph.D., President Doña Ana County NAACP Black History Month is the shortest month of the year, but its importance has never increased more than it did in 2021. Repeated attempts to…