by Juan Palacio Moreno | Sep 28, 2020 | Amicus, Weekly News Roundup
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, Amy Coney Barrett was selected to replace Justice Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, Breonna Taylor’s killers were not indicted for her death, and President Trump refused to commit to a peaceful...
by Juan Palacio Moreno | Mar 5, 2020 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice
While not on the front page of media sites, bail reform is an integral part in the movement to tackle the penal state. After decades of punitive rhetoric justifying racially oppressive penal policies, criminal justice reform is being embraced at the federal, state,...
by Juan Palacio Moreno | Feb 11, 2020 | Amicus, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Uncategorized
Public libraries trigger thoughts of stacked bookshelves, proper librarians, and rental fees. While these continue to exist, albeit to a lesser extent, public libraries have undergone intense shifts in the last decade and will continue to evolve to reflect societal...