civil rights organizations
Coverage of civil rights organizations in the Nexus archive.
- Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discrimination
The U.S. Education Department will no longer enforce disparate impact rules for assessing school discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, requiring intentional discrimination to be considered unlawful. The change, effective immediately without public comment, has drawn criticism from civil rights groups who argue it weakens protections against systemic racial disparities in school discipline.
- FCC warns US broadcasters their licenses are a privilege, not a right
The FCC issued a public notice reminding US broadcasters that their licenses are a privilege requiring public interest service, not a right, and warned of potential enforcement actions for non-compliance. The notice follows ABC's requirement to file early license renewals after complaints about Jimmy Kimmel's jokes targeting First Lady Melania Trump.