Civil Rights
Supreme Court hears voting rights case that could shape future U.S. elections
The court will hear oral argument Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could further gut the landmark law that the court has already weakened. 
How Apple gave ICE agents the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ treatment
The tech giant removed an app that helped communities log immigration law enforcement activity, in part because agents could be part of a “targeted group.”
Texas calls back some National Guard troops from Chicago after viral mockery
Social media users appear to have bullied Texas into pulling some members of the Texas National Guard deployed to aid Trump’s Chicago crackdown.
Linda McMahon just fired almost all of her special ed staff. It's a betrayal on multiple levels.
The GOP once supported special education programs. Recent dismissals at the Education Department put an end to that support.
In Portland, naked bike riders protest Trump’s military plans
Organizers called an “emergency” edition of the annual ride to bring attention to the “ongoing and escalating harm” to immigrants and Indigenous people.
Trump's move against 'antifa' isn't a new tactic — and we should have seen it coming
The seeds of what Trump is doing were planted and nurtured by presidents of both parties during the “war on terror.”
The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America
The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces ‘undercover’ investigations into liberals
The GOP Senate candidate’s announcement of the probes targeting liberals is modeled after Donald Trump’s authoritarian attacks.
Supreme Court starts new term with conversion therapy hearing before voting rights showdown
The justices turned down Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal and started hearing arguments in their new term, with a big hearing on voting rights coming up.
DOJ statement may prove troublesome for Texas in gerrymandering trial
Conservative mapmaker Adam Kincaid tried to distance himself from Trump officials’ claims that Texas’ recent gerrymander is rooted in race.
Why ICE agents are suffering far more assaults under Trump's leadership
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s targets don’t know why they’re being approached or what their rights are. The result is chaos.
