The National Housing Law Project has warned that the lapse of funding for SNAP will have severe consequences for low-income families, as 44 million tenants face rent, 24 million people face health costs, and 40 million people, including 16 million children, face food insecurity.
The Trump administration’s attempt to censor late-night entertainment is an abuse of power, and the FCC’s threat to revoke broadcast licenses based on political viewpoints is a clear violation of the First Amendment.
Aarya Borele is a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering student at UC Berkeley who is using her startup, Dhanaj Biofuels, to convert waste cooking oil into biodiesel and create a sustainable energy model that integrates Mumbai’s informal sector workers into a formal green economy.
Friends, family, and neighbors of 19-year-old Rocco Robinson plan to hold a press conference to denounce the police shooting that killed him on September 9, alleging police violence and aggression, and demanding the release of all records related to the incident.
The Placer County Planning Commission voted to halt a 240-unit apartment complex in Penryn, despite potential legal risk, highlighting the tension between local officials and the state’s housing agenda.
Rejecting Columbus Day is not about erasing history, but about refusing to perpetuate a national holiday rooted in myth, conquest, enslavement and sexual terror, and instead honoring the survival, resilience, and cultural continuity of the Indigenous Peoples who endured.
The National Housing Law Project has condemned the government shutdown, warning that it will have a disproportionate impact on poor and working families, and urging Congress to fight for them and end the “assault on our government”.
The State of Oregon and the City of Portland filed suit to block President Donald Trump’s order to federalize 200 members of the Oregon National Guard and send them into Portland, arguing that it is unlawful, unconstitutional, and a violation of both the Posse Comitatus Act and the Tenth Amendment.
President Donald Trump has escalated tensions by publishing a list of Democratic officials and leaders who have criticized ICE, which has been amplified by right-wing platforms and framed as an “enemies list”, causing alarm from state leaders, civil rights advocates, and Democratic officials.
A federal judge has ruled that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) violated the First Amendment by disfavoring grant applicants accused of promoting “gender ideology.”
Michele Beckwith was fired from her position as Acting U.S. Attorney in Sacramento after she insisted that Border Patrol agents comply with court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids, highlighting the conflict between the Trump administration and the independence of the Department of Justice.
The Trump administration has declared parts of the U.S.-Mexico border region as “National Defense Areas”, giving the Department of Defense new enforcement powers and potentially leading to federal trespassing charges for those who enter the areas, blurring the line between law enforcement and the military.
The Trump administration has been accused of drastically weakening enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, with internal documents and interviews revealing a coordinated effort to halt or curtail discrimination cases, reassign experienced lawyers, and impose new restrictions on the office responsible for enforcing fair housing protections.
The Trump administration has been using its power to intimidate critics, punish dissent, and redefine the boundaries of speech, culminating in the president’s declaration that he will label antifa as a terrorist organization, which is a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
Cities must prioritize people and transit over cars in order to make transit-oriented development successful and create vibrant, livable communities.
Houston has been successful in reducing homelessness through a housing-first strategy, but the latest data shows that even the most celebrated local strategies are fragile without sustained federal funding and affordable housing.
President Trump has intensified his immigration crackdown by deploying National Guard troops to Memphis, threatening to federalize the District of Columbia’s police department, and ramping up deportation operations in cities like Chicago, causing fear and outrage among immigrant communities.
Civil rights and racial justice organizations have filed an amicus brief in federal court to block Texas’ newly enacted congressional map, arguing it racially discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters and should not take effect before the 2026 elections.
California lawmakers have passed Assembly Bill 715, which aims to combat antisemitism in K-12 schools by establishing an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator and strengthening protections for Jewish students, but it has also generated opposition from some interfaith groups and civil liberties advocates who warn that it risks conflating political criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
Two housing advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for allegedly unlawfully diverting $75 million in permanent supportive housing funds to advance the Trump administration’s social agenda.