"This bill would create a novel, dangerous and unconstitutional 'irrefutable presumption' that illegal behavior towards police and other first responders was motivated out of hatred if the rescuer was in uniform at the time," the group…
After a heated five-hour public testimony, Long Island legislators voted 12-6 to implement the bill. It takes effect immediately. This law comes as states and municipalities seek to restrict the rights of protesters after more than a year…
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern Borough of New York created two new teams in its civil department in June that will allow more U.S. assistant attorneys to work with the existing civil rights and environmental…
US Senator Joni Ernst (IA-R) gained national fame when she first threw her hat into the ring in 2014 as a lieutenant colonel in the army who grew up on a farm that neutered pigs and promised to "cut pork" on Capitol Hill.…
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that each state law enforcement agency has appointed a hate crime and civil rights liaison officer as part of its initiative to prioritize civil rights work and…
No more orange crush? At the annual event that leaves Tybee Island, organizers cite "civil rights violations."
After years of controversy, the annual event, attended by thousands of students…