Category: #CivilRights

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two cases challenging Texas’ abortion law, which bans the procedure as soon as six weeks into pregnancy,…

Texas on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to keep in place a law that bans abortions after an embryo’s cardiac activity is detected, which can…

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) can continue its race-based admission policy for its undergraduate programs, … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/577336-judge-rules-university-of-north-carolina-can-continue-race-based Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action that would block Texas’ novel abortion ban from being enforced while litigation over…

A lesbian filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services after being rejected by a federally funded religious foster care agency. Source:…

The bill would require students at public schools to play on sports teams based on the genders on their birth certificates. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-house-passes-bill-targeting-transgender-students-sports-n1281624 Droolin’ Dog…

President Biden on Monday called for the defeat of anti-LGBT bills in state legislatures and for Senate passage of the Equality Act to mark National…

Bizarre request made ahead of immigration hearing for Manning, whose previous attempts to enter Canada have been denied Canadian government lawyers recently invited US whistleblower…

Nadine Seiler, one of those who watched over a fence at what became Black Lives Matter Plaza, is working to find homes for more than…

Proposed bill to legalise abortion up to 14 weeks hailed by Chilean legislator as ‘tremendous’ step for women’s rights. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/28/chile-takes-first-step-towards-decriminalising-abortion Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

Cheney said in a 2013 TV interview that she opposed same-sex marriage despite the fact that her sister, Mary, is gay and married with children….

A group of Senate Democrats unveiled new voting rights legislation on Tuesday in another attempt by the party to pass sweeping changes to federal elections…

The press is being pulverized in places where democracy is deteriorating, leaving the world with little visibility into how those regions are transforming under authoritarian…

A Texas bill banning virtually all abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which can occur in as few as six weeks, went into effect at midnight on…

Thousands are expected in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to mobilize for voting rights as Congress and several states consider laws that could change ballot access….

The Texas state House passed a sweeping election overhaul bill on Friday after months of partisan fighting and a quorum-breaking walkout by Texas Democrats who…

Valor Christian High School said “a separation is appropriate” because of former coach Inoke Tonga’s views “pertaining to sexuality and marriage.” Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-volleyball-coach-says-he-lost-high-school-job-after-n1277732 Droolin’ Dog…

With the Democratic-led House of Representatives expected to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, pressure is growing on the Biden administration and Senate Democrats…

Civil rights leader, who is vaccinated, being monitored along with his wife by doctors in Chicago The Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and…

A California judge has ruled that Proposition 22, the measure that allows companies like Uber and Lyft to keep classifying app-based drivers in the state…

Oregon neighbors have taken it upon themselves to build a large Pride flag that can be seen from the high school whose board banned it,…

“I’m sorry my skin color bothered you, but me and my people are never leaving,” one of the victims told the woman before she was…