In the late 19th century, after Reconstruction, US federal protections for Black voters began to erode. Southern states sought to reshape their electoral systems – through poll taxes, literacy tests and districting – to consolidate political control for white supremacist politicians. Over decades this led to Jim Crow laws, under which most Black Americans in the…
A group of Republican lawmakers is pressing the Army to loosen longstanding restrictions on firearms at recreation sites run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, arguing the policy is out of step with other federal land agencies. Led by Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), the lawmakers on April 17 sent an open letter to Army…
The Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday on the Voting Rights Act is a mind-boggling piece of judicial overreach. Six conservative justices voted to weaken the act, in that way substituting their own judgment for that of Congress, which reauthorized the law 20 years ago with overwhelming bipartisan support, including a unanimous vote in the Senate….
The Education Department resolved roughly 30 percent fewer complaints of discrimination in American schools last year than in 2024 amid a Trump administration overhaul of civil rights enforcement, the sharpest year-to-year decline in more than three decades, according to government data obtained by The New York Times. The drop came despite a record number of…
Sonia Pressmen Fuentes, an early women’s rights lawyer who told the feminist author Betty Friedan that women needed an advocacy group to fight for them the way the N.A.A.C.P. fought for Black Americans, planting the seed for the National Organization for Women, died on Dec. 20 in Sarasota, Fla. She was 97. Her death, which…
When Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, one of his first acts was to sign an executive order intended to cut federal funding for any school teaching what the administration defined as “critical race theory”. A raft of other orders mandated the termination of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) personnel, offices and training across the…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has announced a dramatic U-turn over international human rights laws which have been criticised for making it harder to deport asylum…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will make a ruling on Wednesday over potential human rights violations by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine and the…
Shorouk Express BRUSSELS — Benjamin Netanyahu’s government issued a searing condemnation of the European Union after the bloc reviewed its economic ties with Israel in response to the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. A private submission to the EU from the Israeli government, seen by POLITICO, described Brussels’ decision to reexamine its association agreement with…
Shorouk Express Labour MP says e-gates deal will deliver ‘less stress’ for British holidaymakers Labour York Outer MP Luke Charters has been campaigning for a deal on e-gates for British tourists. He met an EU delegation last week to help push the case for the government. On hearing a deal was confirmed, Mr Charters said:…
