The president wrote on social media that 'the State of Maine has apologized,' but it was not clear to whom he was referring.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday attempting to shutter a federal department that aids students with disabilities.

The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its ...

A senior Homeland Security official says the offices established to protect against abuse were cut because they are ...

The law specifically prevents the diocese from hiring a pro-life advocate and an associate general counsel, the suit argues.

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of the Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford and the Catholic Diocese of Springfield ...

State Representative Nicole La Ha, of Homer Glen, has been a vocal advocate among House Republican lawmakers in the fight ...

Trump [is] flexing his power and trying to push the law into areas that have not been tested before...and the challenge ...

The new legislation would require American citizens to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to ...

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human Rights First, where UCLA Law students use the new ...

Civil rights experts worry bans on DEIA in education and government are part of a larger, ongoing push to undo the country's 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Human Rights First unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for immigration detention, removal and evasion of asylum law, and calls on ...