Civil liberties and civil rights describe two ways the United States legal system protects the interests of individuals. Though often used interchangeably, the two terms are distinct. The term ...

Yet, when it came to the protection of basic civil rights and liberties, they staunchly disagreed on how best to move into an uncertain future--and their disagreements disintegrated into mutual ...

(The Center Square) – Civil rights and liberties were among the priorities advocated by a North Carolina congresswoman and included in a comprehensive report on artificial intelligence released ...

The Department of Homeland Security is cutting jobs in the oversight divisions focused on civil rights as a part of a broader reduction in force effort across the federal government. The affected ...

President Trump on Monday fired the three Democratic-selected members of an independent civil liberties watchdog agency, leaving it paralyzed as Mr. Trump’s administration starts to put its ...

TALLAHASSEE — Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the ...

The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) published its Liberties Rule of Law Report 2024 on Monday, in which the organization raised concerns about the declining state of the rule of law and ...