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Civil Rights

Individual rights and civil liberties

370 topics in 'Civil Rights'

Feb 10

Civil Rights

Justice Department Civil Rights Division loses 70 percent of staff as priorities shift

Voting Rights Act enforcement becomes part of broader Civil Rights Division overhaul

28q · 42 min

Feb 7

Civil Rights

Trump issues "Protecting Second Amendment Rights" executive order

Trump eliminates gun safety measures and Office of Gun Violence Prevention

20q · 30 min

Feb 6

Civil Rights

OMB memo halts HHS funding to 1,400 rural health clinics

Thousands without healthcare as bureaucracy kills programs

19q · 29 min

Feb 3

Civil Rights

Administration strips federal LGBTQ+ protections through series of executive orders

Day-one executive order eliminates federal recognition of gender identity affecting 1.6 million transgender Americans

15q · 23 min

Jan 30

Civil Rights

Montana Supreme Court affirms youth right to stable climate 6-1

Landmark ruling recognizes generational climate rights

15q · 23 min

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Jan 30

Civil Rights

OPM directive bans diversity-based hiring across all 438 federal agencies

Trump ends all federal DEI programs affecting hiring and training

20q · 30 min

Jan 30

Civil Rights

Federal agencies cancel $2.6 billion in diversity-related contracts under executive order

Executive orders eliminate DEI programs, put thousands on leave

20q · 30 min

Jan 27

Civil Rights

Two million march as Congress considers Hyde Amendment expansion

2 million women march in largest single-day protest since 2017

20q · 30 min

Jan 27

Civil Rights

Trump freezes HRSA funding, threatening 1,400 rural health centers

OMB Director Vought blocks health center payments despite court injunctions

20q · 30 min

Jan 25

Civil Rights

Trump fires 17 inspectors general in late-night purge, creating "climate of fear" for whistleblowers

Unlawful firing of 17 inspectors general leaves whistleblowers vulnerable and oversight gutted

25q · 38 min