The ACLU has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President Donald Trump rolls out his key ...

Iowa Republicans are seeking to remove gender identity as a protected class in the state's civil rights act, ending 18 years of protection from discrimination for transgender Iowans. House Republicans ...

The protesters of the civil rights movement didn’t just show up. They planned for every eventuality. It’s a lesson that’s ...

Sixty years ago, civil rights leaders and nonviolent activists tried to march from Selma to Montgomery in the fight for the ...

Bloody Sunday, thousands gather in Selma to honor a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Credits: @erniesuggs / AJC | Getty Images | AP ...

The act is opposed by 145 civil rights organizations, including the ACLU and the League of Women Voters. In a resolution passed by the Republican-controlled House, the SAVE Act receives special ...

Advocates for public schools note that these programs ... access to education is at risk. Its role in civil rights and disabilities act enforcement involves investigating complaints, enforcing ...

The Civil Rights Act was signed into law in 1964 ... commemorated with an Illinois State Historical Society marker, which notes that Vivian graduated from Macomb High School and Western Illinois ...

And, referring to the Civil Rights Act, the lawsuit alleges that the letter ... race-related topics,” the suit says. In fact, it notes, federal law prohibits the Education Department from ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add ... helped lead to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Mylie Evers-Williams, also has served as chair for the NAACP and published books ...