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NAACP seeks court limits after FBI seizes Fulton County voter records
Civil rights groups are urging a federal judge to step in after the FBI carted away ballots and voter records from a metro Atlanta elections facility, warning that the sweep has placed private voter data at risk. In a motion filed late Sunday, the NAACP alongside allied organizations argued that Georgia voters handed over deeply…
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Lawyer claims Ghana sent back 11 U.S.-deported migrants despite risk concerns
A group of West African migrants who were deported from the United States to Ghana have now...
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UCLA warns of research crisis after Trump administration freezes $584M in federal funding
The Trump administration has escalated its crackdown on universities accused of civil rights...
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Lawsuit challenges ICE arrests of immigrants at court hearings, citing constitutional violations
A coalition of legal advocates and immigrants filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday to halt...
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American man sentenced to 210 years for sexually abusing ‘numerous’ boys at his orphanage in Haiti
A Colorado man accused of sexually abusing “numerous” boys at an orphanage he founded and directly ran in Haiti was on May 23 handed a 210-year prison sentence for the offense, the U.S. Department...
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Mayor’s praise for Black hires sparks federal probe into Chicago’s hiring practices
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights inquiry into the city of Chicago’s hiring practices, following remarks made by Mayor Brandon Johnson that drew swift public scrutiny. The...
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Former Memphis officers acquitted in state trial over Tyre Nichols’ death
Three ex-Memphis police officers were found not guilty Wednesday on all state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man whose death after a...
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Justice Department to dismiss federal corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
The Department of Justice has ordered the dismissal of the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. According to a memo obtained by CNN, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove,...
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Justice Department finds Memphis police engage in excessive force and racial discrimination against Black people
The Memphis Police Department has been found to use excessive force and discriminate against Black residents, according to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. The inquiry was launched following...
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Mortgage company to pay over $8M to settle lending discrimination claims in predominantly Black Alabama neighborhoods
A mortgage company has agreed to pay $8 million, along with nearly $2 million in civil penalties, to settle accusations of lending discrimination in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Alabama. The U.S....
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Justice Department plans to launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street
The Justice Department has announced plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst acts of violence against Black Americans in U.S. history. The massacre involved a white mob...
