Nov 19 Racial issues likely to come up at Sessions' Senate hearing By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press Racially charged allegations toward Sessions derailed his efforts to become a federal judge and made him a symbol of black-voter intimidation under Reagan. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 7:23 Sessions known for tough stance on immigration -- and failed judgeship By PBS News Hour For attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected an early supporter: the junior senator from Alabama, Jeff Sessions. Sessions has served as a U.S. attorney and Alabama’s attorney general, but he was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 based on controversial… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: Kurdish forces launch Raqqa campaign against ISIS By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Kurdish-led forces pressed toward the Islamic State’s de facto capital Raqqa after announcing the offensive Sunday. Also, the Justice Department announced it is sending 500 staffers to 28 states to watch for civil rights violations… Continue watching
Oct 15 Possible Election Day problems worry civil rights advocates By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Experts and civil rights advocates worry conditions are ripe this year for trouble at the nation's polling places. Continue reading
Aug 29 Justice Department investigations find problematic police treatment of those with mental illness By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up a different problem: officers' interactions with the mentally ill. Continue reading
Jul 29 Navy to name a ship after gay rights trailblazer Harvey Milk By Molly Finnegan Harvey Milk, the late politician and groundbreaking gay rights activist, has been honored with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Hollywood bio-pic and his own U.S. postage stamp. Now he will be immortalized in a new way: as namesake… Continue reading
Jul 02 Report finds lack of oversight for use of force by Albuquerque Police By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Amid ongoing efforts to restructure the Albuquerque Police Department, a report filed by an independent monitor Friday said the department has failed to appropriately investigate use of force among officers. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 6:36 News Wrap: Acquittal in Freddie Gray case stirs outrage; deadly tornado in China By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson -- who drove the van in which Freddie Gray suffered a broken neck in 2015 -- was found not guilty for his role in Gray’s death, prompting dozens of protesters… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 6:04 'The Greatest' was an icon beyond the world of boxing By PBS News Hour Sports icon Muhammad Ali, who died Friday, is widely considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. But Ali is just as well known for his actions outside the ring, especially his refusal to join the military after he was… Continue watching
May 14 Schools offer lessons on accommodating transgender students By Lisa Leff, Associated Press Many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents and community members might have. Continue reading