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‘Cop’ Is Not a Protected Identity
The "Protect and Serve Act" would serve to further criminalize already overpoliced communities.
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Washington Supreme Court Passes New Rule to Tackle the State’s All-White Jury Problem
The rule outlaws intentional racial discrimination, of course; such a thing is already unconstitutional. But it also outlaws peremptory challenges based on “implicit, institutional, and unconscious” race and ethnic biases.
Prosecutors’ Racially Discriminatory Tactics May Lead to New Trial for Johnny Lee Gates
The prosecution labeled the white prospective jurors as “W” and the Black prospective jurors as “N” and singled out the Black prospective jurors by marking dots in the margins next to their names.
The Next Head of Planned Parenthood Should Be a Black Feminist
White supremacy and misogyny are a rot in the Trump administration, and that rot is spreading.
Sessions’ Weed Adviser Wants to Drug Test Everyone. Yes, Everyone.
This is par for the course in Robert DuPont's decades-long battle against cannabis—and with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the helm of the Department of Justice, he's found a kindred spirit in his cause.
Activist DeRay Mckesson Sues Judge Jeanine Pirro and Her Employer, Fox News, for Defamation
Pirro may host a show called Justice, but she's not above the cable news channel's race-baiting ways. And it might cost her.
Federal Court Rejects Absurd Attempt to Sue #BlackLivesMatter, the Hashtag
Is there anything more frivolous than trying to sue a social movement or hashtag? You’d be hard-pressed to find it.
Federal Court Unmoved by Arizona School Officials’ Hurt White Feelings
U.S. District Court Judge A. Wallace Tashima ruled Tuesday in Gonzales v. Douglas that the two men behind ARS 15-112, the law that prompted the cancellation of Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American Studies program, were motivated by racial animus when they enacted and enforced it.
Indiana Republicans Apparently Don’t Want Black People to Vote
Do you know what Black people tend to do that Republicans hate? Vote for Democrats.
ACLU: Punishing Black Girls For Wearing Hair Extensions Is Racially Discriminatory (Updated)
A Massachusetts school's policy that prohibits "distracting" styles has been used to punish Black students for their braids. Students of color were reportedly singled out for hair inspections—though white students with similar styles weren't grilled.
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The Trump Administration Is Risking the Lives of Trans People Behind Bars
If this feels like just the latest in a long line of attacks on trans people by the Trump administration, that's because it is.
