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Biden Administration says long Covid can be Considered a Disability Under Law
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By Maeve Sheehey and Rebecca Rainey, PoliticoThe Biden administration…

Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana at the Federal Level
By Victoria FalkJust a few months after New York’s Governor,…

Gillibrand, Joined by Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation
Brooklyn, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined…

Police Body Cams and Your Miranda Rights: Another Reason to Invoke the Fifth
Just about every U.S. citizen knows their Miranda Rights. They've…

Congress Must act to Correct Flaws in the First Step Act
By Eric Gonzalez and Kassandra Frederique, The HillA unanimous…

Ending Virtual-School Oppression: Black Students are Disproportionately Punished for Harmless Behavior at Home During Zoom Classes
By SPLCIsaiah Elliott was suspended from seventh grade for…

Senate Confirms Kristen Clarke as First Woman — and First Black Woman — to Lead the Civil Rights Division
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, history was made. Kristen Clarke was…

Life After George Floyd’s Death has Changed and yet it’s Still the Same
People pray and take a knee for nine minutes and 29 seconds in…

A year after George Floyd’s death, Black women urgently need new tools to safeguard our people from police
People in Downtown Los Angeles protest the brutal Police killing…

FTC, CFPB Send Notice Letters to Landlords Regarding Pandemic Eviction Moratorium
Seal of the Federal Trade Commission in downtown Washington,…

Outrage in Georgia: Civil rights groups sue to block state’s shameful new voter suppression law
By SPLCA coalition of civil rights groups including the Southern…

How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
By Akilah Johnson and Nina Martin, Pro Publica
The Rev. Dr.…

Attorney General James Urges U.S. Senate to Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Illinois…

States Must Keep Our Elections Free and Fair
By Hannah Fried, Civil RightsRecent baseless attacks on our…

Advocates Win Federal Court Appointment of Special Master to Oversee ICE Custody Releases
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A federal court last night granted civil…