Texas is leading a coalition of 16 other states in suing the Obama Administration over his plan for immigration reform. The suit argues Obama's executive action violated the U.S. Constitution.
A Staten Island grand jury voted on Wednesday not to bring criminal charges against the New York City police officer at the center of the Eric Garner case.
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could determine whether the First Amendment of the Constitution protects death threats made on the Internet as free speech.
Republicans have to pay attention to the Latino vote ahead of the presidential election in 2016, but how to do that, and preserve their political base that is against rights for undocumented immigrants is the problem they now face. In what appears to be the start of an immigration reform battle for the new congressional session in January, Republican lawmakers and pundits are considering several routes to fight Obama on his executive action for immigration reform, and introduce their own legislation.
President Barack Obama is planning a day of meetings with his cabinet, civil rights leaders and law enforcement at the White House on Monday to discuss the killing of Michael Brown, and the ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri and across the U.S.
College students and people from around the U.S. walked out of their schools, and places of work in solidarity with those in Ferguson and around the country affected by police violence, The walk outs occurred simultaneously at 12 pm central, under the campaign slogan #Hands Up! Walk Out! - a reference to the "Hands Up! Don't Shoot!" chant that has been used since Michael Brown's police shooting death on August 9.
Is a death threat expressed on line in social media an actual threat or can it be protected speech under the First Amendment? The U.S. Supreme Court will hear testimony arguing for and against in the case Elonis v. United States about whether violent threats on social should be protected speech.
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito defended Mayor Bill De Blasio in response to criticism from the National Institute of Latino Policy (NiLP) that the De Blasio Administration had a poor record of appointing Latinos for administration or agency positions. NiLP argued that in a city where the Latino population is 29 percent, the Latino hiring rate for city appointments is low and 30 city agencies lacked highly-placed Latinos.
A grassroots campaign, 'No Justice, No Profit, organized with celebrities and Hollywood stars called for a nationwide boycott of retail stores on Black Friday, under the Twitter hashtag #BlackOutBlackFriday and #BoycottBlackFriday, was created as a continuation of protests against the grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, St. Louis on August 9.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in a speech from the National Palace on Thursday revealed his new security plan for the country in response to protests against the disappearance, and presumed murder, of 43 students two months ago. In his speech he announced a series of measures to check organized crime in municipal governments.
Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto, facing the biggest crisis in his two-year-old administration, will announce on Thursday his new strategy for reforming the country's dysfunctional justice system and tackling police brutality and corruption.
There is not much known about the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. From the little that is known is 90 Wampanoag and 50 pilgrims came together for a three day feast, and the women did all the waiting on table. The major foods at the feast were most likely venison and cornmeal mush.
In his first interview on ABC since the shooting that killed African American teenager, Michael Brown, Officer Darren Wilson defended his behavior, saying he had a "clean conscience" regarding his actions and that he wouldn't do anything different in the same circumstances.
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment last week moved above 300,000 for the first time in nearly three months. The U.S. Labor Department says applications rose 21,000 to 313,000. Applications have been under 300,000 for 10 straight weeks. Unemployment has fallen to 5.8 percent, down from 7.2 percent a year ago and marking a six year low.
The Brown family and their representatives held a press conference on Tuesday in Dellwood, a suburb close to Ferguson, criticizing the ruling of the St. Louis County grand jury that decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Latino Decisions recently conducted a new poll of Latino registered voters around the time of President Barack Obama's announcement of executive action on immigration relief and found staggering support for his plan across political party voters and independents.
President Obama's immigration reform plan will ease the deportation for nearly 5 million immigrants who are in the U.S. without legal documents, and Mexico and Central American leaders have weighed in with praise for his reforms.
Immigrant rights groups have fought long and hard to press for immigration reform in protests in the nation's capital, and across the nation. On Thursday night, in a 15 minute speech, some families finally heard of plans that will provide some relief. The programs will take several months to implement but immigrant groups are calling the news a 'victory.'
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said Friday that President Obama was "damaging the presidency itself" by using his executive authority to prevent the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants, and the house would act to counter the president.
On Friday, President Obama outlined his executive action plans on immigration reform to a crowd at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. The actions, announced Thursday, will affect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., many of whom are the parents or spouses of legal residents.
Hundreds of Mexicans protested outside the Mexican Consulate in New York to show global solidarity over a corrupted government, a desire for the end to the "Drug Wars" and the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students.
President Barack Obama delivered his national address to outline his executive actions on immigration reform which will protect as many as five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
In churches and community centers around the Tri-State area tonight in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, immigrant families and friends will hold 'watching parties' when President Barack Obama addresses the nation and announces his plans for executive action on immigration reform.
