Civil Rights

Connecticut Democrats are working to lower the physical fitness requirements for female firefighters, saying that less onerous standards will make fire departments "more diverse."

Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has introduced legislation that would make criticism from white people against minorities a federal crime.

"He followed the path of Joseph. A believer in dreams, in the divinity they carry, in the promise they hold. And like John the Baptist, he prepared us for the greater hope ahead, one who came to bear witness to the light," Biden said of Dr. King.

A federal judge in Oregon dismissed a lawsuit from a group of 40 LGBT+ individuals against the U.S. Education Department challenging a Title IX exemption that allows religious colleges to receive federal funding.

A Facebook executive told the White House that the social media platform not only suppressed “misinformation” but also took action against the “virality” of “often true” content on the COVID-19 vaccines.

Former NCAA female swimmer Riley Gaines took to the front lines of a protest against male-to-female transgender inclusion at the NCAA convention.

Evangelical Christian former mail carrier from Pennsylvania who claims USPS discriminated against his Sabbath practice on Sundays.

“We just want it to stop."

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights investigates University of California at San Francisco for potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with "Racial Affinity Caucusing Groups."

Transportation Security Administration spends $18.6m on non-binary screening systems for gender-neutral passengers at US airports.