by David Shea | Nov 28, 2018 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Policing and Law Enforcement, Racial Justice
For the city of Baltimore, it’s been three long years since Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody was declared a homicide by Baltimore’s state attorney, Marilyn Mosby. After an internal investigation that included reviewing of police tape, the autopsy report,...
by Felipe Hernandez | Oct 10, 2018 | Amicus, Policing and Law Enforcement, Racial Justice, Sex Equality
In her speech supporting Kavanaugh’s nomination, Senator Susan Collins’s support turned on “[his] presumption of innocence, and fairness.” While Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez, and Julie Swetnick were not afforded any semblance of a fair hearing or...
by Adam Mills | Nov 2, 2015 | Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Uncategorized, Weekly News Roundup
Developments at Spring Valley High School A federal civil rights investigation has been opened by the Department of Justice following the violent arrest of a student caught on video at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina. Deputy Ben Fields, the...
by Esther Agbaje | Sep 14, 2015 | Weekly News Roundup
Campaign Finance Reform Harvard Law School Professor Larry Lessig entered the U.S. presidential race as a Democratic candidate. His sole issue is campaign finance reform. Conventional wisdom sees him as a long shot for the office, but his ideas have spurred other...
by CRCL | Apr 2, 2011 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Earlier this week, the DOJ Civil Rights Division announced that it was launching a formal investigation into use of force policies in the Seattle Police Department. The DOJ did not identify specific incidents that prompted their investigation, but said their...