The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland (ACLU-MD) on Friday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the Board of Education of Frederick County over allowing transgender students to use the restroom...
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called Christmas Day bomber, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Colorado alleging violations of his constitutional rights. Abdulmutallab, who attempted to detonate an underwear bomb ...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday accused Myanmar security forces of committing crimes against humanity in their expelling of the Rohingya Muslim population. The report, entitled "My World Is Finished": Rohingya Targeted in Crimes against Humanity in...
Quebec's National Assembly on Wednesday approved a measure to require those who wear face veils to remove them when using public services. The stated purpose of Bill 62 is to enforce compliance with the...
Georgetown Law School's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection on Thursday filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville seeking to prevent armed organizations from returning to Charlottesville. The lawsuit...
Turkish prisons are committing torture and disappearing citizens, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Thursday. The report, entitled In Custody: Police Torture and Abductions in Turkey , alleges that even though Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed on Thursday affirmative action in university admissions is currently under investigation. The confirmation came via a refusal by the DOJ to honor Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU-IL) filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the Chicago Police Department (CPD) of widespread abuses against people with disabilities and ethnic minorities. Thesuit follows the release...
The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 237-189 to approve an abortion bill that would criminalize the medical procedure if performed after the 20 week viability mark. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection...
The Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana within the city limits. Following the path of other cities, the council approved, by a 15-0 vote,...
