Civil rights & social justice articles
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US Justice Department, civil rights groups file lawsuits against Iowa over immigration law
DAVENPORT, Iowa (OSV News) — Separate lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department and civil rights groups claim that the state of Iowa’s new immigration law, which creates a state crime for unlawful reentry, violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution. Both lawsuits were filed May 9, eight days after prayer rallies and marches organized […] The post US Justice Department, civil rights groups file lawsuits against Iowa over immigration law first appeared on OSV News.
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Human rights scholar Martha Minow on civil rights, race and gender at commencement
Human rights scholar Martha Minow addressed around 30,000 graduates and guests at NYU’s 191st commencement ceremony in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, after receiving an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the university. Minow, the former dean of Harvard Law School and holder of Harvard University’s highest professorship, delivered NYU’s commencement address on behalf of this This story Human rights scholar Martha Minow on civil rights, race and gender at commencement appeared first on Washington...
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Inside the far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election
Election experts worry that if even one sympathetic judge rules in favor of United Sovereign Americans, it could sow doubts about election integrity.