In our ongoing celebration of Black History Month, we look back at some of the leaders, icons and pop culture juggernauts that helped to bring diversity, equity, inclusion and representation to the forefront of the American landscape — like these men and women who left their indelible mark on the…
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Judge Orders Mississippi Town To Allow Construction of New Mosque Previously Banned Because of Anti-Muslim Prejudice
Residents and city officials in a Mississippi town can no longer discriminate against two Muslim men who wanted to build a mosque near their homes. A judge has decided the construction of the structure, which had previously been denied, must now move ahead. The decision comes two months after the…
McDonald’s Workers File Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Against the Company
The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund has eyes on McDonald’s. The fund, which was set up last year to assist victims of sexual abuse with their legal fees, teamed up on Tuesday with the American Civil Liberties Union and labor group, Fight for $15, to file 23 new complaints against…
Speaking Spanish Is Not Against the Law, Despite What Border Patrol Agents and Racist Lawyers May Have You Believe
The disgraced lawyer who lost his mind over a few people speaking Spanish at a deli in New York would be in good company in Montana. A border patrol agent in Havre, Mont., claimed he did not racially profile two women when he stopped and questioned them for the sole…
Mississippi Sheriff's Department Sued for Racial Discrimination
The sheriff’s department in Madison County, Miss., has been systemically targeting Black residents to baseless searches and arresting them at disproportionate rates, according to a lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the suit on Monday, citing years of racial discrimination at the hands of the sheriff’s department. Ten…
Transgender Rights Remain in Limbo: Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear what has been considered a major case regarding transgender rights in schools. The court’s decision on Monday comes in light of the new administration’s reversal of an Obama-era guidance that stated public schools must allow transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns…
Prison Inmates Used to Build Trump's Wall 'Modern-day slave labor,' Says ACLU
A Massachusetts sheriff proposed that inmates from his county jail would be the perfect candidates to build President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed wall an idea that has been likened to “modern-day slave labor.” Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, a Republican, said last week during his inaugural ceremony, “I can think of…
Black Lawmakers Move Against Senator Sessions
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions has such a poor record on civil rights that, for the first time in U.S. Senate history, a sitting senator will testify against him Wednesday in his bid to become the nation’s next attorney general. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Monday said he felt compelled…
ACLU to Trump: 'We'll see you in court'
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has a special message for president elect Donald Trump: its members are ready to fight. Should President-elect Donald Trump attempt to implement his unconstitutional campaign promises, we’ll see him in court. — ACLU National (@ACLU) November 9, 2016 The day after the election, ACLU…
FBI, Homeland Security Sued Over BLM Surveillance Records
A lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for not releasing information regarding surveillance of Black Lives Matter protesters and activists. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center at Case Western Reserve University School…