The Fourth Circuit called mass no-bond detention a throwback to internment, the Supreme Court dropped its test case after a Hochul pardon, and where you are arrested now decides whether you get a hearing.
Category: Civil Rights
Reporting on civil rights enforcement, federal policy rollbacks and the court cases shaping voting, housing and equal protection in the United States.
Civil Rights Sep 15, 2026Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-Ballot Rules 7-2 Before Midterms
The Supreme Court refused 7-2 to let the Postal Service enforce new mail-ballot rules, as 23 states sued over a green-card “public charge” rule.
Civil Rights Sep 15, 2026Evening News Recap — September 14, 2026
September 14: ICE Detains Haitian Pastor After a Broken Taillight Stop; Trump’s DEI Crackdown Reaches Landlords Who Rent to the Government.
Civil Rights Sep 14, 2026DOJ Sues 24 States, D.C. Over Tuition for Undocumented Students
DOJ has sued 24 states and D.C. over in-state tuition for undocumented students, as Callais v. Landry reshapes voting-map fights.
Civil Rights Sep 14, 2026Weekly News Recap — September 7 to September 14, 2026
Week of September 7: Extremists Turn an SPLC Indictment Into a Recruiting Pitch; Family Questions the Official Account of a Fatal Metcalfe Park Shooting.
Civil Rights Sep 14, 2026Evening News Recap — September 13, 2026
September 13: Riot Police Separate Neo-Nazi Group From Anti-Fascist Counter-Protest in Barcelona.
Civil Rights Sep 13, 2026Project 2025’s Dans Talks Midterms as Genocide Charge Filed
Project 2025 architect Paul Dans says Trump brought “remarkable changes”; an Ontario man faces hate-propaganda charges, and Toronto police guard synagogues.
Civil Rights Sep 13, 2026Evening News Recap — September 12, 2026
September 12: White Supremacists Flip an SPLC Indictment Into a Recruiting Tool; ICE Detainees in the DMV Win Back Access to Bond Hearings.