In the 1960s, Southern organizations tried sending African Americans to Northern states in a “cheap” PR stunt designed to embarrass and expose Northern liberals. It didn’t work. In the spring of 1962, David Harris, a MORE
Laurens County’s School District Superintendent Clifford Garnto told 13-WMAZ, “we are truly disappointed in the choices of these students.” He said they are investigating. The local chapter of the NAACP is seeking a meeting with MORE
Banking While Black Lizzie Pugh, a Black Detroit public schools retiree, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that white employees at Fifth Third Bank in Livonia refused to cash and deposit her slot machine jackpot MORE
A panel of Florida judges ruled Monday that a parentless 16-year-old failed to prove she’s mature enough to get an abortion—leaving her to give birth and, potentially, raise a child instead. The anonymous 16-year-old, who MORE
On behalf of Andrea Anderson, Gender Justice filed a lawsuit in 2019 against McGregor Pharmacy (formerly Thrifty White), for refusing to provide emergency contraceptives to her. Anderson’s healthcare provider prescribed Ella because a condom broke during sexual MORE
After Uncle Clarence stated the Extreme Court should overturn the right to marry whom you love and Senator Cancún Cruz said the Extreme Court was “wrong” to have states “permit” gay people to marry, the MORE
Erin Taylor, a transgender woman who worked at a Chick-fil-A in Decatur, Georgia, has filed a lawsuit in district court claiming she was wrongfully fired after being harassed for four months by her co-workers for MORE
Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care For Minors The court ruled that the ban on measures such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers appears to be discriminatory and violates the constitutional rights of both parents and children. “Parent MORE
The arbitrator, T. Andrew Brown, ruled last September that the nondisclosure agreement Trump and his campaign required Omarosa Manigault Newman to sign was too sweeping to be legally enforceable. Under the language in the agreement, MORE
“We know that the prison industrial complex, which includes police and policing, strives to protect and serve its interests at all costs.” -Colin Kaepernick Former QB Colin Kaepernick’s organization, Know Your Rights Camp, as launched MORE
A federal jury has found three White men guilty of committing a hate crime and other violations when they chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery two years ago, determining they were motivated by racial animus because MORE
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who played a key role in TFG’s first impeachment, has filed suit in the federal district court in Washington against Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, Dan Scavino, and Julia Hahn. MORE
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty to federal charges that he violated George Floyd’s constitutional rights in a U.S. courthouse on Wednesday. Chauvin’s appearance in court was likely the longest period he has MORE
Of all the arguments that animate the anti-abortion cause, two stand out as particularly far-fetched: that banning abortion protects women’s health and shields African Americans from genocide. Yet for years, these arguments have driven debates MORE
(CNN)Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted clemency to Julius Jones, commuting Jones’ death sentence just hours before he was scheduled to be executed for a 1999 murder he says he did not commit. Jones’ sentence will be MORE
Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder said on Monday that prosecutors cannot refer to the men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse as “victims” at any time during the upcoming November murder trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The judge cautioned the MORE
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers in two different cases involving qualified immunity, which protects police accused of misconduct. There were no dissents. To win a civil suit against a MORE
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, the toughest such law in the United States, in a challenge brought by President Joe Biden’s MORE
LE††UCE PREY Johnson’s case drew national attention in recent weeks, with a range of public figures — from former Gov. Bob Holden to Pope Francis — urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution. They MORE
It’s been nearly 16 months since Bubba Wallace was waiting out a rainstorm in his motorhome in the Talladega Superspeedway infield when NASCAR informed its only full-time Black driver that a noose had been found MORE
In the two weeks since Gabby Petito went missing while on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, her story has gained national attention. Petito’s case has made news headlines and gone viral online, with people everywhere trying to MORE
The groups, including Planned Parenthood and other abortion and women’s health providers, told the court that the law would “immediately and catastrophically reduce abortion access in Texas, barring care for at least 85% of Texas MORE
LE††UCE PREY John Henry Ramirez, 37, is scheduled to be put to death in the Texas death chamber on Sept. 8, but his attorneys said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Corpus Christi that MORE
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday the next special session of the Legislature will begin on Saturday, and it will have the state’s controversial voting bill on the agenda. The Democrats walked out of the regular session in May MORE
The Turkish government is not immune from a lawsuit brought by protesters suing strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail for assaulting them on the streets of Washington, a federal appeals court has ruled. When Erdoğan MORE