FILE - Colin Kaepernick speaks after receiving the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports at the ACLU's 2026 Biennial Leadership Conference, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
Civil Rights attorney Benjamin Crump speaks during the March on Washington rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDATION - Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillon, right, address a meeting of high-level religious leaders representing multiple faith traditions at the U.S. Department of Justice, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. The gathering focused on strengthening efforts to protect America's houses of worship, safeguard religious freedom and confront religious hatred. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for The Appeal of Conscience Foundation)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDATION - Executive Vice President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Karen Schneier Dresbach, left, meets with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillon following a high-level meeting with religious leaders representing multiple faith traditions at the U.S. Department of Justice, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. The gathering focused on strengthening efforts to protect America's houses of worship, safeguard religious freedom and confront religious hatred. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for The Appeal of Conscience Foundation)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDATION - Executive Vice President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Karen Schneier Dresbach, center left, and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillon, center, are joined by religious leaders representing multiple faith traditions following a high-level meeting at the U.S. Department of Justice, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. The gathering focused on strengthening efforts to protect America's houses of worship, safeguard religious freedom and confront religious hatred. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for The Appeal of Conscience Foundation)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDATION - Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillon, left, shakes hands with His Grace The Rt. Rev. Irinej Dobrijevic, the Bishop of Eastern America for the Serbian Orthodox Church following a high-level meeting with religious leaders representing multiple faith traditions at the U.S. Department of Justice, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. The gathering focused on strengthening efforts to protect America's houses of worship, safeguard religious freedom and confront religious hatred. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for The Appeal of Conscience Foundation)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDATION - Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillon, top right, address a meeting of high-level religious leaders representing multiple faith traditions at the U.S. Department of Justice, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. The gathering focused on strengthening efforts to protect America's houses of worship, safeguard religious freedom and confront religious hatred. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for The Appeal of Conscience Foundation)
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ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging violation of its First Amendment rights. Tuesday's lawsuit was a sharp escalation of the network's battle against what it sees as the administration's efforts to police its content. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has defended his agency’s actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to “operate in the public interest.” The FCC launched a review in April of eight ABC-owned broadcast licenses years before they expire. The order came after a joke by ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel infuriated President Donald Trump.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it unnecessary and cruel. A notice published Monday says ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to outfit officers and agents with “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices." New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday that she is outraged by the plan and warned that ICE officers who misuse the gloves in her state could face criminal and civil consequences. The Department of Homeland Security, ICE’s parent agency, says it Is working to ensure officers “have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens."
