A federal judge is considering whether to unseal decades-old FBI surveillance records on Martin Luther King Jr., as the Trump administration seeks early access to documents that King’s family and supporters want to keep sealed.
The Justice Department’s civil rights division has long been a cornerstone of accountability in the United States, investigating cases of police misconduct, employment and housing discrimination, and abuses in jails and prisons.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican attorney and GOP national committeewoman for California, to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Dhillon, known for her conservative legal advocacy, would be the first Republican woman and the second Indian-American to hold the position if confirmed.
Nearly six decades after Malcolm X was gunned down in front of his family, his daughters are pursuing justice with a federal lawsuit that accuses the NYPD, FBI, and CIA of contributing to his death.
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed federal criminal charges against five former Memphis police officers accused of severly beating Tyre Nichols.
A former Homeland Security Investigations special agent was sentenced to life in prison for violating the civil rights of two women he was accused of sexually assaulting.
A new documentary examines the life and works of Ernest Withers, a popular civil rights photographer who turned out to be an FBI informant.
