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  • Clarence Thomas Wants Supreme Court To Revisit Media Libel Standards

    Clarence Thomas Wants Supreme Court To Revisit Media Libel Standards

    The conservative majority could potentially make it easier for public figures to sue news outlets.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 28, 2022
  • Supreme Court Sides With Football Coach In Public Prayer Case

    Supreme Court Sides With Football Coach In Public Prayer Case

    With the opinion written by Justice Gorsuch, the court determined that prayer is protected by the constitution as free speech

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 27, 2022
  • Republican Senator Is Ready To Block Free Lunch Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights

    Republican Senator Is Ready To Block Free Lunch Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights

    Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and other GOP reps are opposed to new guidance giving protections to gay and transgender students.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 24, 2022
  • Justice Clarence Thomas Is Ready To Undo More Rights

    Justice Clarence Thomas Is Ready To Undo More Rights

    The Supreme Court Justice wrote that the cases establishing same-sex marriage and contraceptives should be revisited.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 24, 2022
  • Former Tesla Worker Rejects $15 Million Payout In Racial Abuse Suit

    Former Tesla Worker Rejects $15 Million Payout In Racial Abuse Suit

    Former elevator operator Owen Diaz originally won a $136.9 million judgment as awarded by a federal jury

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 23, 2022
  • NAACP Says Bipartisan Gun Bill Is A “Step In Right Direction”

    NAACP Says Bipartisan Gun Bill Is A “Step In Right Direction”

    NAACP President Derrick Johnson is encouraged, but insists this is the first step to combat gun violence.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 22, 2022
  • Four Louisiana Officers Acquitted In Death of Black Man

    Caddo District Court Judge Chris Victory stated in his ruling that the prosecution did not prove its case in the death of 44-year-old Tommie McGlothen

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 21, 2022
  • VP Kamala Harris Heads White House Task Force Tackling Online Abuse and Harassment

    VP Kamala Harris Heads White House Task Force Tackling Online Abuse and Harassment

    The Biden administration seeks to address the growing problem of online abuse which “disproportionately targets women, girls, and LGBTQI+ people.”

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 16, 2022
  • States Have Been Slow In Making Juneteeth A Paid Holiday

    States Have Been Slow In Making Juneteeth A Paid Holiday

    Places such as Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina have not advanced proposals giving public employees paid time off on June 19th.

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 16, 2022
  • Buffalo Mass Shooting Suspect Faces 26 Federal Hate Crime Charges

    Buffalo Mass Shooting Suspect Faces 26 Federal Hate Crime Charges

    Three charges that Alleged mass shooter Payton S. Gendron received carry the potential of the death penalty.

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 15, 2022
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