Racial Justice & Equity

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (236+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A Little Rock Police Department audit found an officer conducted 28 searches of the same license plate through the department’s Flock Safety camera system over 10 days, activity the department described as misuse. The department’s July 3 quarterly license-plate-reader…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago   (523+ words) Published 4:16 pm Monday, October 5, 2026 The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that an attorney representing a Multnomah County man whom jurors saw shackled outside of a courtroom during his criminal trial should have sought a mistrial, expanding defendants’ right to not be…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (262+ words) The Justice Department’s civil rights division has been turning to candidates with thin résumés and politically charged backgrounds as it tries to rebuild depleted ranks, according to former officials familiar with the hiring pattern. People brought into the unit have…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (750+ words) Technology, transportation, housing, climate, finance and more are on the agenda for local government leaders at these upcoming gatherings. Local governments are working together to connect and share ideas like never before as they face common challenges, from climate-related disasters…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago   (246+ words) The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to review cases tied to the legal battle over the former Edward Wisner Donation. The decision leaves a lower court's ruling in favor of the City of New Orleans and the New Orleans City…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (171+ words) today.duke.edu Comments Sought for Administrative Review of Vice President for Government Relations Chris Simmons A university committee is seeking comments as part of a scheduled administrative review of Vice President for Government Relations Chris Simmons. Reviews of senior…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (503+ words) By David L. Snelling South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Annika E. Ashton is the new Broward County Attorney, becoming the first Black woman and Jamaican American to assume the role. Ashton, 42, was sworn in last month to replace Andrew Meyers…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (106+ words) Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Justices Won't Hear 10th Circ. Tulsa Officer Immunity Case Useful Tools & Links /tracked_cases?case_id=6a3d89d60164a73baf98d6ef&case_title=Betty+Jo+Shelby%2C+Petitioner+v.+Michael+Manning%2C+as+Administrator+of+the+Estate+of+Terence+Crutcher…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (246+ words) Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has appointed Gregory McClain as the next director of the Madison Department of Civil Rights. McClain will begin the new position on Monday, Oct. 12. McClain is an Air Force veteran who most recently served as the Equal…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (468+ words) U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled last year that the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the administration’s demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies. The government had tied the move to Harvard’s delays in dealing with…...