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New York court allows state Equal Rights Amendment to appear on November ballot

The New York State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed New York state constitutional amendment that would expand anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people and pregnant women will go before voters in November. The New York state appeals court’s decision upholds a June ruling by an upstate New York judge that allowed the amendment to […]

Civil rights groups ask for federal investigation into campus protests response

Several civil rights groups have called on the Departments of Justice and Education to investigate police responses to campus protests over Israel’s war with Hamas this school year. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the National Urban League and numerous Arab and Jewish groups have called for civil rights investigations into several of the schools where […]

Arkansas abortion rights ballot initiative rejected by secretary of state 

Arkansas’ Secretary of State on Wednesday rejected a right-to-abortion ballot measure that would have guaranteed access to the procedure in the state up to 18 weeks into pregnancy. in Letter to Arkansas calling for limited government Secretary of State John Thurston, whose organization is behind the effort, said the group has not filed required statements […]

UCLA Urges Federal Court to Reject Jewish Students’ Civil Rights Claims

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) argues that a federal court should not order it to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitism when they return to campus in the fall after a “campout” this spring. UCLA was the scene of some of the most violent anti-Semitism among dozens of “encampment” protests that spread across the […]

‘Squatters rights’ bill heads to Pennsylvania governor after brief stumbling block

A bill that would partially repeal Pennsylvania’s “squatters’ rights” will reach the governor’s desk after a brief impasse. Under a law that will soon come into force, squatters could be charged with trespass if they fail to leave despite being ordered to do so by the owner. Republican Sen. Dan Laughlin of Erie, the bill’s […]

DOJ celebrates 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with renewed commitments to prosecute hate crimes and threats of violence and protect the voting rights of Black Americans. The Civil Rights Act, signed into law by former President Johnson on July 2, 1964, made discrimination on […]

JASON LEWIS: Radical Democrats Regard The Bill Of Rights As A Nuisance

Of all the left-wing attacks on the rule of law, the most dangerous is the deliberate attack on the Supreme Court of the United States. It is, of course, a “threat to democracy” as high-court justices are nominated by an elected president and confirmed by elected senators. But more troubling, it is a direct assault […]