A renewed investigation into the brutal slaying of Emmett Till was prompted by a 2017 book that revealed lies by a key figure in the 1955 case that helped build momentum for the civil rights movement, a federal official said Thursday.

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A couple of examples – one positive and one mixed – touch on the relationship of civil rights and technology, and ultimately the question as to how we harness technologies for human progress.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Visitors to the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice first glimpse them, eerily, in the distance: Brown rectangular slabs, 800 in all, inscribed with the names of more than 4,000 souls who lost their lives in ...

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Fifteen individuals filed suits against the Baltimore Police Department in federal court Tuesday alleging a variety of civil rights violations including physical assault, excessive force and false arrest. The lawsuits claim the city and police department failed to train and ...

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Baltimore police department's body worn camera program was praised, but policies that allow officers to review footage before writing reports continue to be criticized.

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A federal appeals court Monday reinstated a $2.3 million jury award to a Baltimore man who was falsely held in jail for 15 months as the “Charles Village rapist,” saying city police officers lacked probable cause to make an arrest. ...

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Two facilities workers at the University of Maryland, College Park campus filed suit in federal court this week alleging they were subject to a hostile work environment and retaliation when they reported misconduct within their department. Michael Bell and DuRay Jones, both ...

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A bill to allow terminally ill adults access to lethal doses of medicine draws praise from leading civil rights group but scorn from advocates for the disabled.

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Four Salisbury University students who sued the city and one of its police officers for alleged discriminatory and harassing policing practices have settled their cases, according to electronic court filings. Curtis Adams, Travis Guthrie, Abdi Geleta and Eric Kulge claimed ...

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The in-your-face display of the Confederate flag is the easy kind of racism to condemn. What's harder is recognizing and changing the rules that have allowed for racial disparities to persist.

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