The right to enforce civil rights is under attack in the US

The US Supreme Court is due to hear a case on November 30 over whether employees at federally funded universities can sue under Title IX for alleged sex discrimination at work. The Trump administration argues that Congress did not give university employees a private right to bring such claims. In June, the court declined to review a ruling barring immigrant advocacy group Arkansas United from suing to enforce protections for voters who need assistance at polling places. Republican-led states and the Trump administration are advancing an approach that would leave enforcement largely to the government unless Congress explicitly authorises private lawsuits.