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U.S. Attorney for Manhattan Challenges His Late Night Forced Resignation by Trump Administration [Updated]

Updated: 6/20/2020 4:24 p.m. EDT: Attorney General William Barr said in a letter on Saturday that the President has terminated Geoffrey Berman’s post as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. “Because you have declared that you have no intention of resigning, I have asked the President to remove you as of today,…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

June 20, 2020
News

Shocking No One, the Trump Administration Denies Systemic Racism Within Policing Exists

I don’t think anyone expected a thoughtful, nuanced take on the racial issues that continues to plague American society to come from the Trump administration. Despite Trump’s claims that “MAGA loves the black people,” some of his most prominent cabinet members have denied that systemic racism within law enforcement even exists. On Monday, when asked…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

June 8, 2020
Criminal Justice, News

Elected Prosecutors Need to Defend Black People—or Get Out

In the last two weeks, my criminal justice campaigns team at Color Of Change has helped more than 6.5 million people take action to demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others killed and brutalized by police in our country. On Breonna Taylor’s birthday today, June 5, we honor their lives and recommit ourselves…

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Color Of Change

Published

June 5, 2020
News

Thousands of Black Lives Matter COVID-19 Face Masks Seized by Law Enforcement: a ‘Gross Disregard for Black Life’

Boxes containing more than 2,000 Black Lives Matter cloth face masks intended to protect protesters were seized by law enforcement agents in California, says the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). The masks, which had the messages “Stop Killing Black People” and “Defund Police” printed on them, were sent on Thursday to help protect protesters from…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

June 5, 2020
News

DEA Granted Authority to ‘Conduct Covert Surveillance’ on George Floyd Protesters

The Drug Enforcement Administration is supposed to be exactly what it sounds like—an agency tasked with combatting drug trafficking and distribution in the United States. Since the department was formed in 1973, enforcing federal drug laws has been its one job…until Sunday. Over the weekend, the DEA was grated temporary and unprecedented authority to surveil…

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Zack Linly

Published

June 3, 2020
News

NFL Star Malcolm Jenkins Calls on Department of Justice To Investigate Ahmaud Arbery Death

Last week, a graphic video was released detailing the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. Outrage erupted at the fact that over two months had passed since the incident and Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael, the men charged with his murder had not been arrested (both men are currently in custody). Now, a group…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

May 13, 2020
News

Michael Flynn is the Latest White Man Whose Actions Have No Consequences

It really must be nice to be a white man in America. Imagine pleading guilty twice to a crime and still getting away with it. That is the case for former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department has dropped its case against Flynn. Flynn pleaded guilty twice…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

May 7, 2020
Coronavirus, News

Coronavirus Prisoner Release Policy May Exclude Black People Disproportionately

Correctional facilities across the nation have been struggling with the issue of overcrowded prisons. This had been a major problem all on its own, but one that has become exacerbated trough the coronavirus pandemic that threatens inmates and prison staff with exposure to infection. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered the federal Bureau…

By

Zack Linly

Published

March 29, 2020
Politics

Several in Trump’s Administration Have Been Exposed to the Coronavirus, So Why Won’t They Get Tested?

I’m not sure if Trump’s only mission as president is to continue to assure his cronies that their investments are safe or if he truly just doesn’t give a shit, but there have been several reports that the 73-year-old president of the United States has come in contact with people who have either had or…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 13, 2020
Politics

Trump’s Tweets Worked: Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison

Roger Stone, the longtime ally of President Trump who unironically dresses like a 1920 gangster and a traveling magician had a child, was sentenced to just 3 years and 4 months in prison Thursday, for crimes involving the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s remix of the 2016 presidential campaign. Stone’s sentence will also include 2…

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Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

February 20, 2020