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Racial Justice & Equity
Anti‑discrimination law, equity initiatives, and enforcement of civil rights statutes.
- Federal judge dismisses charges against Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos
A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States. The order from District Judge Leo T. Sorokin in Massachusetts came Wednesday…
- Harmeet Dhillon’s Tenure of Destruction
David Graham: "The head of the department’s Civil Rights Division has resigned, leaving a trail of damage behind her—just as she intended." Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194 David Graham: “The head of the department’s Civil Rights…
- SPECIAL VISIT: Rishon LeZion Harav Dovid Yosef Visits Israel Prison Service Ahead Of Rosh Hashanah
Rishon LeZion Harav Dovid Yosef, president of the Great Rabbinical Court and Chief Rabbi of Israel, visited the Israel Prison Service on Thursday ahead of Rosh Hashanah and the Yomim Noraim. During the visit, Harav Yosef met with senior…
- Project Supported by Nazie Eftekhari Nemazee, UM Alum & Longtime Funder of Human Rights Causes, and Hassan Nemazee, Funder of Criminal Justice Reform Causes, Who Is Himself Formerly Incarcerated
Sentences of Molly Ann Bloom, Holly Leanne Frantzen, Shemika Williams Recently Commuted by President; Applications Received Legal Guidance From Nemazee Fellowship Sentences of Molly Ann Bloom, Holly Leanne Frantzen, Shemika Williams…
- MS Attorney General’s office finds three separate officer-involved shootings justified
WLBT MS Attorney General’s office finds three separate officer-involved shootings justified Multiple agencies responding to school bus accident with at least one injured
- Federal attorney who led reparations lawsuit resigns; no changes expected from DOJ
One of the federal attorneys spearheading the Department of Justice’s involvement in the lawsuit against the city’s reparations program resigned Thursday, but officials said it is unlikely to affect the case. Harmeet K. Dhillon, the…
- Bellevue court offers alternatives to jail while still holding defendants accountable
Every Thursday afternoon, community court is in session at Bellevue Library. There is no courtroom. The judge doesn’t wear a robe, or sit on a high bench. Instead, proceedings take place in a conference room, around a horseshoe shaped…
- From the Event: Smarter Cities Now: Using AI to Improve Services and Strengthen Communities
Cities are rapidly adopting AI to improve productivity, strengthen decision-making, and deliver more responsive services to their communities. In this recorded session… Cities are rapidly adopting AI to improve productivity, strengthen…
- Montana civil rights panel to examine DEI policies at public universities
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual public briefing Nov. 12 to examine potential civil rights violations related to diversity, equity and inclusion policies at…
- NTC2026: what’s on at the 30th National Training Conference
The 30th National Training Conference takes place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, from Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 November 2026. Over three days, more than 75 sessions and 130 speakers will cover almost every area of…
- A federal board is releasing records of civil rights cold cases. Congress could let that work end
November 6, 2026 11:22 AM LISTEN: Two Georgia researchers helping release government records related to civil rights era cold cases their work could end in January unless Congress votes to extend the board's tenure. GPB's Pamela Kirkland…
- Capitalism, Racism and Legal Scholarship (Searchable Database)
This searchable database includes 400+ law review articles on race and capitalism. In 2025, 45 articles from 2025 were added. Documents were gathered through an electronic database search using the following search terms: ( capitalism or…
- Men, Racism and Legal Scholarship (Searchable Database)
This searchable database includes 1300+ law review articles on Black men, Indigenous men, Latinx men, Asian men, Pacific Island men, and White Men. In 2026, 37 documents from 2025 were added to the database. The documents were not reviewed…
- Grand Forks police, prosecutors deny wrongdoing in Colorado man’s wrongful arrest lawsuit
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The city of Grand Forks, its police department, and county prosecutors have denied wrongdoing in a federal lawsuit filed by a Colorado man who says a flawed investigation led to his wrongful arrest…
- LDF Statement on Harmeet Dhillon Resignation
Next Civil Rights Division head must demonstrate firm commitment to rule of law, proven track record of protecting civil rights Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement on Harmeet…
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