The editorial boardMAY 25 2021 A year has passed since George Floyd was asphyxiated by Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis…
Civil Rights
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Civil Rights
Conflating drug use and criminality is reinforcing racism in the courts
by John Hensleyby John Hensleyby Monty Ghosh. Originally published on Policy OptionsMay 10, 2021 To many, the Derek Chauvin trial focuses on the…
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Civil RightsLaw Enforcement
Efforts to Weed Out Extremists in Law Enforcement Meet Resistance
by John Hensleyby John HensleyOregon, California, Minnesota, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., are seeking to give law enforcement agencies more power to exclude officers…
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Civil RightsLaw Enforcement
How Often Do Police Use Tasers on Teens? Experts Want More Data.
by John Hensleyby John HensleyMay 5, 2021Rod McCullom The photographs are graphic and disturbing: 16-year-old Jahmel Leach sits in a hospital bed, his…
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Civil RightsGovernance
Biden Signs Two Executive Orders to Advance Gender Equality on International Women’s Day
by John Hensleyby John Hensley“Let us recommit to the principle that our nation, and the world, is at its best when the possibilities…
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Civil RightsGeneral News
Biden’s attorney general nominee Garland vows to prioritize civil rights
by John Hensleyby John HensleyBy Jan Wolfe, Sarah N. LynchFebruary 21, 2021 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee Merrick Garland will tell the…