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Federal Judge in Va. Rules on a Technicality in Favor of Trump’s Travel Ban
Because we know there had to be one, a federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban and in opposition to the decisions of judges who ruled before him—and providing ammunition to Justice Department lawyers who are arguing in favor of the ban in several courts across the U.S.…
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#Flint: Cher Drops Out of Lifetime Movie Project Based on City Water Crisis
From the “Whew, glad that’s over” news file: Cher will no longer be a part of the Lifetime network’s Flint, a TV movie based on the nearly 3-year-old water crisis in the Michigan city. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actress is dropping out of the project because of a family issue that would prevent…
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Fight for $15, Movement for Black Lives Plan Nationwide Protests to Fight Racism, Raise Pay
Fight for $15 and the Movement for Black Lives have joined forces for a nationwide protest on April 4 to fight racism, raise pay and resist the GOP crackdown on protest. Two of the nation’s most powerful social movements, including thousands of workers, elected officials and national civil rights leaders, will take to the streets…
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Top Democratic Senator Vows Democrats Will Filibuster Gorsuch Nomination
The Senate’s top Democrat said Thursday that Democrats would filibuster the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch. The Washington Post reports that Thursday’s hearings on Gorsuch ended on a “confrontational note,” and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that he will vote no on President…
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#Flint: Residents at Apartment Complex Among 1st to Have Water Shut Off by City
I have a question: Where are the water protectors for Flint, Mich.? I ask this because the city shut off water services at an apartment complex Thursday because the owners failed to pay a $60,000 water bill. The city shut off the services at the Lakeside Apartments in Flint around 2 p.m. Thursday, resident David…
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Trump Demands Friday Vote on Health Care Plan, Will Keep Obamacare if House Rejects GOP Plan
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told GOP lawmakers that President Donald Trump is demanding a Friday vote in the House on the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, and if the House rejects the GOP plan, Trump is prepared to move on and leave Obamacare in place. Politico reports that Mulvaney had the…
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Student Who Wore Gorilla Mask and Disrupted Black Lives Matter Protest Indicted by Grand Jury
The former East Tennessee State University student who wore a gorilla mask and disrupted a Black Lives Matter protest on campus while carrying bananas and a rope has been indicted by a grand jury. The Associated Press reports that Assistant District Attorney Erin McArdle confirmed that Tristan Rettke of Hendersonville, Tenn., was indicted by a…
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Supreme Court Rules Unanimously for Better Education for Students With Disabilities
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that school districts must provide students with disabilities the opportunity to make “appropriately ambitious” progress in their education, and that decision will likely have an impact on the 6.5 million students with disabilities in the United States. According to NPR, Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District…
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Is NYPD Illegally Recording Black Lives Matter Protests, or Just Really Bad at Record Keeping?
Imagine there was a police department that sent video teams to record Black Lives Matter and Occupy protests hundreds of times over the course of a few years, going against specific department guidelines for when and how such operations are to take place, and when called and questioned on it, it reportedly refused to give…
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ACLU Files Claim Against Customs and Border Protection for Alleged Sexual Assault of Teen Sisters in Texas
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California on Wednesday filed two claims with the federal government on behalf of two sisters who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection last year. According to the ACLU, the sisters “continue to suffer severe emotional distress as a result of the assault,” which…
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