Civil Rights Act

The Civil Rights Act remains one of the most significant pieces of legislation in American history, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics covers the latest news involving the Civil Rights Act, federal court rulings, EEOC enforcement actions, employment discrimination policies and legislative developments impacting workplace equality and civil rights protections across the United States.

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13 08, 2026

Federal Judge Tosses Trump DOJ Lawsuit Against Harvard in Major Title VI Defeat

2026-08-13T17:35:38-07:00August 13th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA BOSTON, MA — (August 13, 2026) — The Trump administration suffered a new legal setback Thursday after a federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University, rejecting the government's attempt to establish that the Ivy League institution remained in violation of Title VI [...]

31 07, 2026

Education Department Drops LGBTQ+ Student Data From Civil Rights Survey

2026-08-20T15:09:43-07:00July 31st, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 31, 2026) — The U.S. Department of Education will no longer collect several categories of LGBTQ+ student information as part of its Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), ending the federal reporting of nonbinary student enrollment and removing references to gender identity [...]

21 07, 2026

EEOC Moves to End 60 Years of Workplace Diversity Data Collection

2026-07-21T14:13:46-07:00July 21st, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to advance a proposal that would eliminate one of the federal government's longest-running workplace civil rights reporting programs, triggering sharp criticism from employment advocates and civil rights organizations across the country. [...]

13 07, 2026

HRC Launches $15M Campaign to Defend LGBTQ+ Rights in 2026 Midterms

2026-07-21T13:44:18-07:00July 13th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 13, 2026) — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, has announced a $15 million electoral campaign aimed at electing pro-equality candidates in eight highly competitive U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The [...]

10 06, 2026

Federal Indictment Against LGBTQ Rights Attorney Suddenly Dismissed

2026-07-21T13:44:19-07:00June 10th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 10, 2026) — A federal indictment filed against LGBTQ rights attorney Carl Charles has been dismissed, bringing an unexpected conclusion to a closely watched legal case connected to an investigation into alleged "judge shopping" during challenges to Alabama's ban on [...]

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