Rights

Insights gleaned from past federal enforcement efforts can inform future locally driven improvements.

Scholars, activists, and other criminal justice experts address possible legal responses to excessive police force.

A new rule prohibits evicting survivors of domestic violence for reporting their abuse.

Case presents opportunity for Court to consider deference to agencies’ interpretations of regulations.

Agency finalizes rule requiring paid sick leave for federal contractors.

OMB proposal to revise its racial and ethnic categories may better reflect America’s changing demographics.

The bill begins to close gaps in state-by-state regulatory treatment of sexual assault survivors.

The Obama Administration issued a final rule that halts discrimination at homeless shelters.

The Department of Labor issued guidance defining “joint employers.”

The FTC recently issued regulatory recommendations for the growing platform of devices in the Internet of Things.

A new Philadelphia ordinance allows the city to take steps to stop wage theft.

In a 5-3 decision, the Justices declare Texas’s health care regulations on abortion to be unconstitutional.