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Florida isn't the only state pushing legislation that could be harmful to LGBTQ students
A little more than two months into the new year, lawmakers in dozens of states have introduced a slew of bills that could limit the rights of LGBTQ Americans.
[ cnn.com ]Florida's anti-LGBTQ bill isn't about parents' rights
Florida Republicans claim that they want to protect the rights of parents. But they seem awfully eager to go out of their way to hurt kids.
[ cnn.com ]DeSantis confronts reporter over 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Students that organized a walkout at a high school in Florida speak out against the state's recently passed Parental Rights in Education bill, also know as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
[ cnn.com ]Ahmaud Arbery's killers found guilty on all counts in federal hate crime trial
• Racist messages were key evidence in the hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers • Watch: Ahmaud Arbery's mom happy about verdict, angry at DOJ. Here's why • Closing arguments begin in civil rights trial of 3 ex-officers involved in George Floyd's killing
[ cnn.com ]Intel: US says it has credible information about Russian 'kill list' in potential Ukraine invasion
The US has written to the top United Nations human rights official that it has "credible information" that Russian forces are identifying Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps" if it further invades Ukraine and occupies it.
[ cnn.com ]The most surprising moments from LBJ's secretly recorded calls
Lyndon B. Johnson is one of the most consequential US presidents, responsible for passing some of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern history, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
[ cnn.com ]Supreme Court lets GOP-drawn Alabama congressional map that critics say dilutes power of Black voters stay in place
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed a congressional map drawn by Alabama Republicans to remain in place Monday, freezing a lower court ruling that said the map likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
[ cnn.com ]Jake Tapper calls out China's move during Olympics Opening Ceremony
CNN's Jake Tapper looks into the history of Olympic host countries using minorities that they are oppressing to look good on the global stage. Tapper also calls out American corporations for continuing to fight for Chinese money when ignoring their human rights violations.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How to stop insurrection 2.0
Out of the ashes of Democrats' failed effort to set a national voting rights standard may come a targeted bipartisan bill to ward against insurrection 2.0.
[ cnn.com ]A former Tennessee officer was convicted of civil rights violations for using excessive force against suspects
A former Tennessee law enforcement officer was convicted Friday of federal civil rights offenses for using excessive force against two suspects, federal prosecutors said.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How much trouble is Kyrsten Sinema really in?
Over the weekend, the Arizona Democratic Party voted to formally censure one of its own -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema -- after she opposed changing the filibuster rules to allow major voting rights legislation to pass the Senate with just 50 votes.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: This is the worst answer Joe Biden gave at his press conference
• Fact-checking six claims from Biden's news conference • As voting rights legislation failed in Senate, Republicans applauded • Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural county reverberate through Georgia • Voting rights fight shifts back to statehouses
[ cnn.com ]Manchin warns against partisan division as Democrats push change in filibuster rules
Senate Republicans once again blocked a voting rights bill put forward by Democrats in the latest partisan showdown over an issue Democrats are urgently seeking to spotlight despite lacking the votes to pass the legislation ahead of the midterm elections just months away.
[ cnn.com ]Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battleground state
Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year's elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How Republicans are driving the national agenda, even though Democrats hold unified control of government
Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are approving a wave of new voting restrictions on virtually party-line votes that require only a simple majority to pass. The US Supreme Court has likewise decided the key voting rights rulings that helped trigger this surge of state legislation on a party-line, majority-vote basis over the past decade.
[ cnn.com ]A push for voting rights is expected to crash in the Senate, with potentially humiliating implications for Biden's presidency
Democrats appear certain to add another failure to their list of missed deadlines and thwarted legacy goals this week, with a push for voting rights bills expected to crash in the Senate with humiliating implications for Joe Biden's presidency.
[ cnn.com ]An Arizona Trump rally and a voting rights march underscore the fight for democracy
Two events -- a Trump rally and a voting rights march -- in the same state on the same day this Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend encapsulated a nation at odds with itself about the future of its democracy.
[ cnn.com ]Trump supporters praise Sinema's voting rights stance
Two events -- a Trump rally and a voting rights march -- in the same state on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend encapsulated a nation at odds with itself about the future of its democracy. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports.
[ cnn.com ]MLK's eldest son: We want legislation, not celebration
When our daughter, Yolanda Renee King, was born in 2008, her voting rights were more secure than they are today, on the holiday to commemorate her grandfather Martin Luther King Jr.'s 93rd birthday.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: The US sees Martin Luther King Jr. as a hero now, but that wasn't always the case
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero. Almost every American adult (95%) believes he was an important figure in American history in CBS News polling.
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