Jasmine Walker

Civil Rights Author at CourtNews

Jasmine Walker reports on civil rights, social justice movements, voting rights, policing reform, and equality issues across the United States.

Covering:civil rights

Latest Articles

U.S. Justice Department sues Lyft over alleged disability discrimination, including ride refusals involving passengers with service animals and wheelchairs, seeking $53 million in damages and penalties.

U.S. Sues Lyft Over Disability Access and Ride Refusals

11 Nov, 2026Jasmine Walker

A federal complaint alleges ride refusals, cancellation charges and failures to accommodate passengers with service animals or mobility devices.

Supreme Court building and voters casting ballots on the eve of the 2026 midterm elections

Supreme Court and Federal Judges Block Justice Department’s Noncitizen Ballot Push on Eve of Midterms

3 Nov, 2026Jasmine Walker

The Supreme Court turned down the Justice Department’s emergency bid to set aside about 20,000 California mail ballots, as federal judges limited threats against election officials and noncitizen voter lists.

UC Berkeley School of Law building exterior

DOJ Says Berkeley Law Discriminated Against White, Asian Applicants

9 Sep, 2026Jasmine Walker

Federal investigators say UC Berkeley's law school used essay prompts and race-based grouping to favor Black applicants over white and Asian candidates in 2024 and 2025, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey

New Jersey Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Newark's Troubled ICE Jail

7 Aug, 2026Jasmine Walker

A third detainee death in less than a year has pushed New Jersey's attorney general to open a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall — and the private company that runs it.

Close-up of a Tennessee state map with district lines

Federal Court Refuses to Block Tennessee's Redrawn Congressional Map, Leaving Memphis's Black Voters Split Apart

23 Jul, 2026Jasmine Walker

A federal judge let Tennessee's new congressional map stand, even as civil rights lawyers warn it strips Memphis's Black voters of a unified voice in Congress just months before the midterms.

A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in South Carolina

DOJ Tells Every State: Keep Noncitizens Off Voter Rolls or Face Charges

8 Jul, 2026Jasmine Walker

The Justice Department just put all 50 states on notice — knowingly leave a noncitizen on the voter rolls, and an election official could be looking at criminal charges.