civil rights

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Her lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeks damages for violations of federal civil rights and state law, including false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The series spans several decades, drawing inspiration from racial violence during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, his personal relationship to Africa, people in his own community and across the African diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1961, the civil rights movement was intensifying across the United States as Dwight was serving as a pilot in the US Air Force.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“Our civil rights laws vis-à-vis employment should be applied equally to all people,” Ms. Dhillon says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

On Monday, civil rights attorneys asked federal judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. to issue an injunction, forbidding the state of Alabama to interfere with Tuesday’s planned march.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman