An iteration of the department in 1867 lasted about a year before being demoted and not resurfacing until the Carter ...

If you fail to learn the lessons of history, you’re bound to repeat them,” Clyburn said. “We must recognize the fact that we ...

On Nov. 21, 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States senator ...

Assam has passed a bill to criminalize polygamy. This new law imposes penalties of up to seven years in jail for those ...

We’ve had 40 years of race-based redistricting processes. It’s time to end the practice, argues guest columnist Jack Park.

The latest addition to the Race Laws Index came in January 2025 with the adoption of the Deeds Registries Amendment Act 20 of ...

Supreme Court decided not to take on a request to overturn same-sex married couples' rights, but pushback to expanded civil rights has a long tradition in the United States.

According to multiple media outlets, the Trump administration is circulating a draft Executive Order titled “Eliminating ...

Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom based on having lived in free territories, a legal strategy that had previously succeeded in Missouri. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v.

The longest government shutdown in history could conclude, after Speaker Mike Johnson called House representatives back into session following a nearly eight-week absence ...

Greene was one of three Republican signatories to the original discharge petition triggering a vote on the Epstein files. The ...

Norman Eisen is an attorney, legal scholar and co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action. He served as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in 2019 and 2020 during the impeachment and trial ...