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Judge allows testing of tissue samples from George Floyd as officer who killed him seeks new trial

A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s efforts to challenge his conviction on a federal civil rights charge stemming from Floyd’s death in 2020

The Independent UK

Fears for civil rights as Trump taps Maga darling for key justice department role

Rights leaders worry that Harmeet Dhillon could harm work into police misconduct, discrimination and hate crimes

The Guardian - US

DOJ Report Reveals Police Misconduct In Mount Vernon, New York

US DOJ report reveals civil rights violations and financial mismanagement in Mount Vernon Police Department, prompting reforms and accountability measures.

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DOJ Likely to Challenge Diversity Programs as Advocates Prep for 'The Most Virulent Anti-dei Administration'

Trump has signaled his intent to use the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, originally established to combat racial discrimination, to oppose DEI practices

Latin Times

Trump's civil rights pick spurs alarm

Advocates warned that Harmeet K. Dhillon would place loyalty to Trump over her duties to enforce legal protections

Salon

New York councilwoman calls for Trump civil rights probe against Alvin Bragg after ‘racial’ Daniel Penny case

Trump has frequently used racist trops to attack Bragg, whose office prosecuted landmark hush money case against Republican

The Independent UK

Trump picks Maga darling Harmeet Dhillon to lead civil rights cases at DoJ

Ardent Trump supporter took on culture-war cases as San Francisco lawyer and filed lawsuits over election ‘integrity’

The Guardian - US

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Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message

PLAYBACK: The soulful Sixties crooner was 33 when he was shot by the manager of a $3-a-night motel in Los Angeles. The lingering conspiracies surrounding his death, writes Mark Beaumont, threaten to overshadow a life of music and civil rights activism – not to mention a voice that would go…

The Independent UK

Trump Nominates Dhillon For Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights

President-elect Trump announces key nominations and appointments, highlighting Dhillon, Paoletta, and Crosbie for crucial roles in his administration.

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Report finds police in Massachusetts city let officers engage in sex with suspected prostitutes

The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts has allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of involvement in the commercial sex trade while also allowing other civil rights violations

The Independent UK

Memphis Police Department Under Investigation For Civil Rights Violations

Investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice uncovers civil rights violations by Memphis Police Department, including excessive force and racial discrim...

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Former soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday pleads not guilty

Soldier F is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in 1972.

Evening Standard

Things to know about the federal investigation into the Memphis Police Department

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations, including using excessive force, making illegal traffic stops and disproportionately targeting Black people in the majority Black city

The Independent UK

White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights

Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, some white people have been wondering how they can work with Black people to fight racial inequality.

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The Independent UK

Justice Department and the city of Memphis to address results of scathing police investigation

A federal investigation has found that the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023 exposed serious problems in the Memphis Police Department, from the use of excessive force to the mistreatment of Black people in the majority-Black city

The Independent UK

Memphis says it won't agree to federal oversight of police department ahead of investigation report

The city of Memphis says will not agree to negotiate federal oversight of its police department until can review and challenge results of a yet-to-be-released Department of Justice investigation into how its officers use force and treat minorities

The Independent UK

These local sheriffs are already preparing to help Trump carry out his mass deportation plans

Local sheriffs could help ICE find and detain migrants, raising alarms from civil rights advocates

The Guardian - US

Not just dessert: how sweet potato pie became a tool of Black American resistance

From the civil rights movement to the killing of Michael Brown, the deep orange dish has gained cultural power in the US – and comforted generations of Black families

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The Independent UK

Bernice King is glad Trump’s inauguration falls on her father’s holiday. She sees it as a wake-up call

Civil rights leaders are worried Trump’s administration could roll back the rights of US residents

The Guardian - UK

Paul Stephenson obituary

Civil rights activist who organised the Bristol bus boycott, paving the way for the Race Relations Act of 1965

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Trump's Education Agenda: Changes And Challenges Ahead

President-elect Trump's plans to reform the Department of Education and its implications for federal funding and educational policies.

Marie Claire

Is 'Say Nothing' Based on a True Story? Here's What to Know About Dolours and Marian Price

The new FX series is set in Ireland during The Troubles.

The Independent UK

Former West Virginia jail officers plead guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate

Two more former West Virginia correctional officers have pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the death of a man who died less than a day after being booked into a jail

Al Jazeera

‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination

The civil rights leader’s family has accused the CIA, FBI and NYPD of concealing prior knowledge of the assassination.

Evening Standard

Malcolm X’s daughters sue CIA and FBI alleging involvement in civil rights leader's death

Malcolm X’s family allege US government agencies played role in civil rights leader’s assassination in 1965

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