Civil Rights

Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts.In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears…

Islamabad — As the world marks International Women's Day on Wednesday, the women of Afghanistan have little to celebrate. The Taliban regime has methodically stripped them of their basic rights since reclaiming power over the…

President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of "Bloody Sunday," joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation…

Washington — Biden administration officials urged Congress on Tuesday to renew a surveillance program that the U.S. government has long seen as vital in countering overseas terrorism, cyberattacks and espionage operations.The…

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and family members of Malcolm X — the legendary activist who was assassinated in Feb. 1965, at the age of 39 — announced on Tuesday their plans to file a lawsuit against the New York City Police…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) specified underlying Covid-19 comorbidities like Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) as medical grounds for the compassionate release of incarcerated people, when it released new guidelines in 2020. But a…

A civil rights lawsuit brought against Kyle Rittenhouse by the father of Anthony Huber — one of two men who Rittenhouse shot and killed in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during protests in 2020 — will be allowed to proceed, a judge ruled on…

The United Nations apologized Friday for photos posted online of a senior delegation's security detail posing in front of the Taliban flag during a visit to Afghanistan this week. But U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told CBS News…

Federal authorities announced Wednesday they are launching a civil rights investigation into the actions of Memphis police after a 29-year-old Black man died three days after a traffic stop by officers.On Jan. 7, Tyre Nichols was…

Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which began nationwide Friday, typically include a mix of politics, faith and community service.For this year's observance, the 38th since…