Source: Joe Raedle / Getty President Donald Trump is, once again, proving that “states’ rights” is only a political narrative Republicans cling to when it’s a convenient way of trivializing civil rights issues and rewriting U.S. history. However, when it comes to issues such as education funding, the federalization of law enforcement, and, of course, […]
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Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty ICE and Border Patrol have only been deployed to Minneapolis for a few weeks, and it’s already been a crapshow. The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good has understandably put the city on edge, with anti-ICE protests continually escalating. On Monday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit […]
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Source: bgblue / Getty The legacy of Jim Crow has endured throughout the South and Midwest through racist redistricting efforts intended to dilute the voting power of Black constituents. Tennessee’s redistricting efforts have faced scrutiny over the last few years, particularly in Fayette County. While lawsuits over racist redistricting maps haven’t always worked out, a […]
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Source: Bill Clark / Getty When I was a kid, my Black elders told me, “You have to be twice as good as the white man if you want to be successful.” They didn’t tell me the other side of it, though: that white men didn’t even have to be half as good as everyone […]
Read MoreSource: The Washington Post / Getty Closing out another term, the right-wing Supreme Court majority gave the Constitution and the Rule of Law the finger in Trump v. CASA, limiting the ability of federal courts to serve as a check on extreme executive action. In its 6-3 opinion in CASA, the right-wing majority sidesteps the […]
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Source: eggeeggjiew / Getty A federal appeals court has ruled that a Louisiana law mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms is “facially unconstitutional.” NBC News reports that the court ruled unanimously in favor of a coalition of Louisiana parents representing Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist and nonreligious backgrounds. “Parents and students challenge a statute […]
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