PoliticsPoliticsGeorgia Just Can’t Quit Trying to Suppress the Vote, Reduces Early Voting Locations by Half in 3rd Largest CountyGeorgia Republicans can’t help but be Georgia Republicans, and in what is totally not voter suppression, the third…ByJoe Jurado12/08/20 6:00PMComments (21)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeCrystal Mason, Imprisoned for 'Voting Illegally,' Appeals Texas High Court to Overturn ConvictionA Texas woman imprisoned for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election is asking Texas’ highest…ByAnne Branigin12/02/20 1:00PMComments (7)Save
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NewsNewsNebraska ACLU Files Lawsuit Alleging Omaha Police Used Excessive Force During ProtestsA recently filed lawsuit accuses the Omaha, Neb. police force of using excessive force during the prolonged protests…ByJoe Jurado10/06/20 7:00PMComments (3)Save
PoliticsPoliticsGeorgia Wrongfully Purged 200,000 Voters, Many in the Atlanta Metro Area, From Its Rolls, New Report FindsA seven-year investigation of voter suppression in Georgia has found that the state likely removed 200,000 voters…ByAnne Branigin9/02/20 3:30PMComments (37)Save
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NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusNew COVID-19 Model Predicts Failure to Reduce Jails Will Lead to Nearly 100,000 More Coronavirus DeathsSince the coronavirus became a global pandemic, predictive models have been an important—and hotly debated—tool to…ByAnne Branigin4/22/20 6:30PMComments (14)Save
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack People Are Still Being Disproportionately Arrested for Marijuana Possession: ReportApril 20 (4/20) is widely recognized as the smoker’s holiday. It’s a day when marijuana partakers everywhere…ByZack Linly4/20/20 8:00PMComments (18)Save
NewsNewsTexas Upholds Draconian Conviction for Woman Who Cast an 'Illegal Vote' in 2016: 'It's a Tragedy'Crystal Mason, sentenced to five years in prison for casting an illegal ballot, had her appeal denied by a Texas…ByAnne Branigin3/23/20 3:30PMComments (11)Save
NewsNewsBlack Swim Team Member Suing Police for Putting Gun to His Head After Mistaking Him for Suspect and Continuing to Detain Him After Realizing They Were WrongIn today’s episode of Shit Black People Can’t Do Without Being Harassed and Brutalized we’ll be adding to the list:…ByZack Linly2/15/20 2:00PMComments (121)Save
NewsNewsMigrants as Young as 14 Are Now Being Subjected to an Intrusive DNA Collection Policy...Thanks to the Trump AdministrationOn Monday, the Trump administration unveiled its controversial pilot program that will collect DNA samples from…ByJay Connor1/07/20 2:00PMComments (31)Save
NewsNewsACLU Files Suit Against South Carolina's Wealth-Based Driver's License SuspensionsThe American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the South Carolina Department of Motor…ByMichael Harriot10/31/19 3:30PMComments (40)Save
NewsNewsPraise Be: A Black Woman Just Stopped Alabama’s Abortion BanA black U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary injunction on Alabama’s restrictive abortion law that stripped…ByMichael Harriot10/29/19 4:00PMComments (21)Save
NewsNewsFederal Judge Places Consent Decree on Racist Mississippi County Sheriff’s DepartmentA federal judge has ordered a Mississippi county sheriff’s office to make sweeping changes after a civil rights…ByMichael Harriot10/04/19 9:08AMComments (16)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeReproductive JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeReproductive JusticeGeorgia Argues the ACLU’s Suit Against Its ‘Heartbeat’ Law Should Be AbortedGeorgia is doubling down on its recently signed law virtually outlawing abortion in the state, telling a federal…ByDara Sharif8/19/19 10:30PMComments (6)Save
PoliticsPoliticsSupremes Give Trump Green Light to Use Military Funds to Build His Precious WallBy a 5-4 vote Friday night, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can co-opt funds meant for the military…ByDara Sharif7/26/19 9:00PMComments (112)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationA New Lawsuit Against a Virginia Apartment Complex Shows How Modern Day Redlining WorksThe American Civil Liberties Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Virginia apartment complex…ByAnne Branigin6/04/19 1:00PMComments (16)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeHeld for More Than a Year in a Men’s Prison, North Carolina Finally Agrees to Transfer Trans Inmate to Women’s FacilityAfter holding a trans woman inmate for more than a year in a men’s prison, North Carolina has announced that it will…ByAnne Branigin5/28/19 11:30AMComments (36)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeReproductive JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeReproductive JusticeFight’s On: ACLU, Planned Parenthood Sue to Stop Alabama’s Virtual Abortion BanPlanned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn…ByDara Sharif5/24/19 7:00PMComments (7)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationTop Civil Rights Groups Will Help Crystal Mason Appeal Her 5-Year Sentence for Trying to VoteIt was a case so unfair, it quickly became a go-to talking point to illuminate the criminal justice system’s deep…ByAnne Branigin5/13/19 3:30PMComments (9)Save