Civil Rights and Liberties

Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47

The Kremlin’s fiercest critic, whose work brought arrests, attacks and a near-fatal poisoning in 2020, had spent months in isolation.

Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies in Prison, Russian Authorities Say

The opposition leader, who was poisoned in 2020, had spent months in isolation.

Police Officer Sentenced in Death of Elijah McClain

Randy Roedema, the only police officer convicted in the death of Mr. McClain, was sentenced to 14 months in a county jail.

After George Floyd, Are Juries Convicting Police Officers?

Since the death of George Floyd, a national movement promised sweeping justice reform. So far, police prosecutions have resulted in a mixed bag of convictions, acquittals and a mistrial.

AMC Theatres Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader

The Rev. William J. Barber II was trying to watch “The Color Purple” with his mother when theater staff told him he could not use a chair he needs to help manage a painful condition.