Civil Rights Related Insights & Resources

Constitutional attorney Ronald W. Chapman II analyzes the ongoing legal battles against President Donald Trump’s executive actions. With at least 45 lawsuits pending, challenges range from birthright citizenship to federal spending disputes and LGBTQ+ rights policies. Chapman breaks down how these cases navigate the federal court system, what early rulings...

Houston adult entertainer Chanel Nicholson takes her racial discrimination case against Houston area strip clubs all the way to the Supreme Court. Using an ancient civil rights statute that guarantees equal rights to black workers, she sued the clubs claiming that they improperly applied a quota to strippers at the...

FRED KOREMATSU AND JAPANESE INTERNMENT DURING WWII Of the 120,000 Japanese Americans subject to relocation, exclusion and internment during World War II only 12 resisted. Fred Korematsu was one of them. Those who willingly complied with the military order to leave their homes, businesses, and way of life complied not...

DoD Directive 5240.01 and the Department of Defense's expanded authorization for military use of force in response to domestic civil disturbances, including election-related unrest. This directive outlines when and how the military may assist law enforcement, potentially using lethal force under certain conditions. Understand the implications of this update, which...

Can you be prosecuted for a HIPAA violation? Yes but rarely. David Haim, a Texas physician at Texas Children's Hospital, was indicted for violations of HIPAA after purportedly leaking protected health information to a reporter, City Journal editor Christopher F. Rufo. He was indicted by the Department of Justice and...

113,000 Japanese Americans were arrested by their government during Japanese internment. One took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. And while it took over forty years to obtain justice, he won. This is the story of Fred Korematsu.

A Comprehensive Guide to Federal Criminal Defense (2025) Relief for Pardoned January 6th Defendants Relief for Pardoned January 6th Defendants Seeking a Lawsuit The sweeping pardons granted by President Donald Trump in 2025 to numerous January 6th defendants have raised questions about how those defendants might obtain additional relief beyond...