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PITTSBURGH, PA, Nov. 15, 2016 – A suburban Pittsburgh school district today asked a federal district court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of three transgender students challenging a discriminatory policy that singled them out and prevented them from using restrooms that match who they are. The Pine-Richland School District […]

NEW YORK, NY, Nov. 15, 2016 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep concern over ongoing reports of anti-Semitic and other hate incidents in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. ADL’s Center on Extremism has been monitoring the proliferation of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism, including the use of swastikas and […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 14, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic-Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that newly-released FBI hate crime statistics showing a 67 percent jump in anti-Muslim incidents in 2015 should push the nation’s leaders to repudiate growing Islamophobia. SEE: Hate Crimes Against Muslims Up by 67% […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 14, 2016 – Today, the Army informed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Energy Transfer Partners, and Dakota Access, LLC, that it has completed the review that it launched on September 9, 2016. The Army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history of the Great Sioux […]

Nov. 14, 2016 – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today launched a new survey to take the pulse of the nation’s students and teachers following the election of Donald Trump after a divisive campaign that targeted racial, ethnic and religious minorities. The online survey seeks to update the findings of a survey conducted by […]

LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov. 14, 2016 – A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering U.S. officials to implement substantial reforms in their system for setting bail bonds to ensure that immigrants are not detained merely based on their poverty. The ruling, issued late Thursday by Judge Jesus G. Bernal of U.S. District Court […]

Nov. 14, 2016 – Christian Aid has warned that any attempts by new US President Donald Trump to bury his head in the sand over climate change will harm American interests and be an act of economic self-sabotage. Christian Aid’s International Climate Lead, Mohamed Adow, said the global transition to a zero carbon economy would […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016 – Advancing the President’s Climate Action Plan to create jobs, cut carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rule governing solar and wind energy development on public lands. The rule strengthens existing policies and […]

WASHINGTON November 10, 2016 – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, expressed concern about leaked documents indicating that President-Elect Donald Trump is considering for his transition team candidates with histories of anti-LGBTQ animus, including Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council, which […]

Nov. 10, 2016 – With the election of Donald Trump and the Republican Party retaining control of both houses of Congress, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will all but certainly be repealed, a public health researcher says. Eric Wright is professor of sociology and public health at Georgia State University. The big issue is he […]

November 9, 2016 – Hillary Clinton speaks to her supporters from New York in her first public remarks since her defeat to Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. “This loss hurts. But please never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth it.” —Hillary “Donald Trump is going to be our president. We […]

November 9, 2016 – A populist wave that began with Brexit in June reached the United States in stunning fashion on Tuesday night. In one of the biggest upsets in American political history, Donald Trump won a truly historic victory in the U.S. presidential election. Trump’s remarkably decisive win stunned most political pundits, myself included. […]

November 6, 2016 – FBI Director James Comey sent this letter to members of Congress today.

DURHAM, NC, November 4, 2016 – The North Carolina NAACP filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking an immediate injunction to stop the state and various county boards of elections from illegally cancelling the registrations of thousands of voters who are being targeted in a coordinated effort right out of the GOP playbook to suppress the […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 2016 — The American Civil Liberties Union and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter today to the Justice Department calling for an investigation of possible constitutional rights violations in the police response to peaceful protestors demonstrating against the Dakota Access pipeline. Pending that investigation, the letter also […]

Cannon Ball, ND November 2, 2016 – Last month, spirit rider Mason Redwing was charged with felony reckless endangerment of law enforcement and a felony count of terrorizing law enforcement after he allegedly rode his horse towards a police line. On Tuesday, Judge Romanick found no probable cause and dismissed all charges against Redwing. Similarly, […]

November 2, 2016 – News organizations widely report that there are 11 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States. But where does this figure come from? Donald Trump has falsely asserted: “It could be three million. It could be 30 million. They have no idea what the number is.” In the third debate, Hillary […]

Nov. 2, 2016 – Nearly all Americans are likely to know a victim of gun violence within their social networks during their lifetime, indicating that citizens are “closer to gun violence than they perceive,” according to a new study by researchers from the Schools of Public Health and Medicine. In a study in the journal […]

WASHINGTON November 1, 2016 – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, called for full transparency about ongoing investigations into the Donald Trump campaign ties to Russia. Several media reports offer conflicting information about potential connections between Trump and the Russian government, which has […]