'It's devastating': Transgender Iowa lawmaker vows to fight to restore lost civil rights
Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa's first out trans lawmaker, said it was "devastating" to see lawmakers pass a bill taking away ...
‘Students will suffer harm’: Education Department’s civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...
3 SUNY schools could be penalized by Trump administration if found to have breached civil rights of Jewish students
SUNY Binghamton, Rockland, and Purchase among schools warned by Trump administration for potential civil rights violations ...
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Gov. Kim Reynolds explains why she signed the Iowa law repealing transgender civil rights
Senate File 418 removes gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, which shields Iowans from ...
Alabama Democrats fight to keep civil rights landmarks from being sold without congressional approval
Mobile, have introduced legislation prohibiting the sale of federally owned historic properties without congressional approval. Titled the Civil Rights Landmark Act, the bill states that no federal ...
DOE warns IU, other campuses of 'potential enforcement actions' in civil rights investigations
IU received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education due to having an open investigation regarding potential discrimination against Jewish students.
At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
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Mass layoffs at the Department of Education weaken its civil rights mission
The U.S. Department of Education has weakened one of its core duties, abolishing more than half of the offices that investigate civil rights issues raised by students and families, ProPublica reported ...
Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for trans people
Iowa is the first state to repeal civil rights protections for transgender people from state code and advocates for the ...
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Iowa becomes first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on ...
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Dept. of Ed investigates possible civil rights violations
The Department of Education is investigating at least 60 colleges and universities for possible civil rights violations.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill ending gender identity protections in Civil Rights Act
One day after it was approved by both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that will remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.