Civil rights violations

Harvard must face lawsuit over antisemitism on campus, US judge says

Harvard University failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit in which Jewish students accused the Ivy League…

Biden rolls out plan to overhaul the Supreme Court

President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled a three-pronged proposal to reform the Supreme Court, a policy area that he said…

Harris blasts Trump vision as one of ‘chaos, fear and hate’ in fiery teachers union speech

Vice President Kamala Harris in a fiery speech Thursday blasted the policy agenda of former President Donald Trump as one…

Supreme Court curbs SEC powers to enforce securities laws

WASHINGTON — Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of seizing power for itself as it curbs…

U.S. appeals court blocks grant program for Black women-owned businesses

Venture capital fund Fearless Fund cannot resume making grants to Black women-owned businesses, a divided U.S. appeals court ruled on…

Jeffrey Epstein victim sues psychiatrist Henry Jarecki for alleged rape, sex trafficking

A woman who says she was a sexual abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit Monday against the famed psychiatrist, entrepreneur and commodities trader Henry…

Golf champ Scottie Scheffler arrest video released, officer broke body camera rules

A Louisville, Kentucky, police detective violated department policy by not activating his body camera during his controversial arrest of Scottie…

Biden confronts 2024 weak spots with young, Black voters at Morehouse commencement

President Joe Biden on Sunday addressed the war in Gaza and discussed his investments in Black communities during a commencement…

Trump campaign lawyers’ bid to withdraw from discrimination case gets closed-door hearing

A federal judge in New York scheduled a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon on a request by lawyers for Donald Trump’s…

‘Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong’: Beijing hits back at U.S. for ‘slandering’ city’s new security law

China’s embassy hit back against U.S. criticism of Hong Kong’s new national security law on Thursday, saying the U.S. should…