Lessons from the Umbrella Revolution
While the number of Hong Kong protestors has decreased from thousands to hundreds in the past few days, the protestors have scored a victory in the government’s agreement to begin formal negotiations. Although success at these talks is far from guaranteed, the sheer...Oct. 6: Weekly News Roundup
Even if We Defeat the Islamic State, We’ll Still Lose the Bigger War The United States’ effort to end ISIS is just the latest in a series of Middle Eastern Wars, starting with Iran in 1980, and also involving Libya, Lebanon, Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Saudi Arabia,...
April 14: Weekly News Roundup
Hope you got the classes and clinics you wanted! In the meantime, several civil rights issues have been hot topics in the news. Same Sex Marriage and Religious Exemptions – Scotus Blog Last Monday, the Supreme Court refused to weigh in on the debate on religious...
April 7: Weekly News Roundup
Civil rights and civil liberties dominated the first week of April: 1. McCutcheon v. FEC On Wednesday, April 2, the Supreme Court delivered a powerful blow to campaign contribution limits in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. Chief Justice John Roberts stated...March 10: Weekly News Roundup
The last week has had several civil rights updates on several different fronts: “Senate Democrats help block Obama nominee for civil rights post” – Washington Post The Senate rejected the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to lead the Justice...
#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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