March on Washington work continues with push for fair voting, policing, housing
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The March on Washington will be commemorated on the 60th anniversary of the march on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Search Results for civil rights
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Water is life, for the privileged
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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has signed a law nullifying local ordinances in the state that require 10-minute heat and water breaks for those who work in the sun.
AI Caucus introduces legislation to ‘spur groundbreaking scientific research’
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The CREATE AI Act of 2023 establishes a shared national research infrastructure for AI in the United States.
Notebook: Tim Kaine talks Freedom to Vote Act, Tuberville/DoD/abortion policy
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Jan. 6 was “an effort to disenfranchise 80 million people who voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” U.S. Sen Tim Kaine told reporters on a conference call on Wednesday.
Notebook: Tennessee avoids bowl ban; Northwestern scandal deepens
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You might have seen the news that Tennessee football avoided a postseason ban from the NCAA, which decided to fine the school $8 million and further punish Vols’ fans by making everybody pretend that they didn’t win those 11 games in 2019 and 2020 under Jeremy Pruitt.
‘The bedrock of our democracy’: Legislation would strengthen right to vote for all Americans
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The Freedom to Vote Act would improve access to the ballot for Americans, advance commonsense standards and protect American democracy.
Ex-Portsmouth police officer pleads guilty on charge related to sexual assault of teen
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A former Portsmouth police officer pleaded guilty today to a charge related to the sexual assault of a 17-year-old.
Spare the handcuffs, spoil the child? Schools are over-criminalized, under-resourced
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A couple in Daytona Beach, Florida — two police officers — put their 3-year-old son in jail two days in a row, handcuffing him, letting him sit in the cell wailing, because he . . . pooped in his pants.
The First Amendment under further assault: Cops can sue protest organizers now
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When the British Army marched out of Yorktown to surrender to the American Revolutionary Army and their French allies, they played the song “The World Turned Upside Down.”
DOJ: South Carolina unnecessarily segregates adults with mental illness in adult care
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A Justice Department investigation has concluded that the State of South Carolina subjects adults with mental illness to unnecessary institutionalization.
