The California Office for Civil Rights is closing. What now for school discrimination cases?
The Trump administration's slashing cut the state's Office for Civil Rights, responsible for providing students protection ...
Defining antisemitism should not squelch our freedom of speech | Opinion
Civil liberties groups warn adopting IHRA definition could chill free speech and be weaponized against critics of Israeli ...
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...
New lawsuit alleges Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill responsibilities after cuts
A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...
Michael Peregrine: The legacy of Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ speech persists
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
The layoffs further complicate staffing shortages at the Office for Civil Rights, which plays a vital role in promoting a ...
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‘Our rights we will regain’: Iowa LGTBQ advocates rally after removal of transgender protections
LGBTQ Iowans shared a message of hope and perseverance in the face of legislative attacks against transgender Iowans during a rally Tuesday. About 150 people gathered in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda in a ...
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Suit claims Pa. Human Relations Commission’s LGBTQ+ protections are unconstitutional
The suit claims PHRC “created a heretofore unimagined meaning of ‘sex’ within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” ...
Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With Trump’s Orders
The Trump administration’s confusing instructions to universities have generated a flurry of nomenclature modifications—a ...