Supreme Court Avoids Parental Rights Issue, Allowing Minor Abortions Without Consent

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Montana Abortion Case The Supreme Court has decided not to review cases concerning parental consent for minors seeking abortions in Montana, following opposition from Justice Samuel Alito. This announcement came out on Thursday. Essentially, the court denied certiorari in the case of Montana v. Planned Parenthood, which means that the […]

Funding for Harvard University in Jeopardy Following Trump Administration’s Ruling on Civil Rights Violations Against Students

The Trump administration has issued a warning that federal funding for Harvard University remains jeopardized. This comes after the university was cited in a letter for allegedly violating civil rights laws. In correspondence to President Alan Gerber, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Civil Rights Office stated that the university has shown “intentional […]

Advocacy organizations warn ‘we are all Kilmar’; pledge to fight for immigrant rights

Lydia Walther Rodriguez, chief of organizing and leadership development in Cassa Maryland, will speak at a press conference before the arrest and detention hearing of Kilmer Abrego Garcia in Nashville, Tennessee on June 13, 2025 (Photo: Cassandra Stevenson/Tennesse Seal Checkout) The chant of “Todos Somos Kilmar” – “We’re All Kilmers” – suspended a gathering of […]

Trump administration move to restore gun rights to some convicts protested by Democrats

A gun for sale at Gun Allama in Caso in Jersey City, New Jersey. It has been open since 1967 (Photo: Aristide Economopoulos/New Jersey Monitor) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s decision to restore the ability to legally purchase firearms and explosives of 10 prisoners violated the law, according to a letter from six high-ranking Congressional […]

Civil rights attorney to sue Knox County sheriff, UT Medical over deaths of Black men

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who raised FIST, stands with the families of counsel Troy Jones and David Butts and Davon Saint-Germain on the far right. (Photo: Angela Dennis) Civil rights attorney Ben Crump visited Knoxville Wednesday to discuss the lawsuit against Knox County and the University of Tennessee Medical Center over the deaths of […]

House Committee Opens Investigation Into ‘Harvard’s Disregard’ For Civil Rights, Letter Says

The House Committee on Surveillance and Government Reform announced Thursday that it had released an investigation into alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act after rejecting the Trump administration’s request to address anti-Semitism on campus. Committee chair James Kommer and House Republican leader Ellis Stefanik are calling for documents to be submitted relating to anti-Semitic […]

Tennessee House passes measure to dissolve state human rights commission

House Republicans passed a bill to dissolve the Tennessee Human Rights Commission and handed over the discrimination claims investigation to the state Attorney General’s Office. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Tennessee House Republicans overwhelmingly voted to transfer responsibility to the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office to investigate discrimination complaints, effectively disbanding the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. This […]