In Their Own Words: The Fight to Save Tucson's Ethnic Studies Program
Each day this week, Amicus will feature an editorial post written by one of CRCL’s new General Board members. Today’s post discusses the controversy surrounding Tucson’s ethnic studies program. Arizona, home of SB 1070, has proven itself to be ground...In Their Own Words: Underenforcement Threatens Continued Vitality of Title IX
Each day this week, Amicus will feature an editorial post written by one of CRCL’s new General Board members. Today’s post discusses the effects of the ongoing underenforcement of Title IX. On the eve of Title IX’s fortieth anniversary, news of the federal...In Their Own Words: Private Prisons and Carlson v. Green
Each day this week, Amicus will feature an editorial post written by one of CRCL’s new General Board members. Today’s post discusses the future of the right of federal prisoners to sue prison officials for eighth amendment violations in the era of prison...In Their Own Words: Remedying Restitution for Victims of Child Pornography
Each day this week, Amicus will feature an editorial post written by one of CRCL’s new General Board members. Today’s post discusses unintended consequences of federal laws mandating victims’ restitution. Much like a Rube Goldberg machine, sometimes...
#BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, thus limiting their ability to use fines to raise revenue.
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At any talk when in agreement with the speaker:
Other people: snap
Me: aggressively knock on hard surface
Thanks @HarvardCRCL
Happy Valentines Day! Speaking of romance: here is a piece I wrote for @HarvardCRCL on how the new criminal justice reform act fails women https://t.co/4ChEYzSNd9
Great piece by @MartysaurusRex in @washingtonpost. I'd add that it's not good enough to just "allow" Black youth to dream. As I argue in forthcoming essay in @HarvardCRCL, Black youth are *entitled* to resources for dreaming big & this should be part of a new civil rights agenda. https://t.co/qE85F4Xukz
Police in South Carolina are three times more likely to seize money and property from Black people than white people. https://t.co/IAVD4tlrrj
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