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Pretrial Detention Has Become Exponentially More Deadly in the Pandemic

by saraharmstrong | Mar 4, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement

Pretrial detention, or keeping a person accused of a crime in jail until their trial, is a common practice throughout the United States. Though the system is portrayed as a way to protect public safety and ensure people show up for their trials, most often it instead...

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

by saraharmstrong | Mar 1, 2021 | Amicus, Weekly News Roundup

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona’s “ballot harvesting” law, a federal judge in Texas rules the pandemic moratorium on evictions is unconstitutional, the House passes the Equality Act,...

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

by saraharmstrong | Feb 15, 2021 | Amicus, Weekly News Roundup

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the Supreme Court stays an execution in Alabama, President Trump is acquitted in the Senate, President Biden announces plans to close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, and hate crimes against Asian...

Veterans Day 2020: The Troubling Racial Disparities that Still Exist in Military Justice

by saraharmstrong | Nov 11, 2020 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice

This summer, as the United States reckoned with a history of deep-rooted systemic racism, the United States military was not immune: leadership felt compelled to put out statements rejecting extremism and discrimination, while some lower ranking service members,...

What is Voter Intimidation?

by saraharmstrong | Nov 3, 2020 | Amicus, Voting and Elections Rights

Happy Election Day from the Amicus team! Today, Americans are coming together to have their voices heard and be counted in our democracy. With so much concern regarding voter intimidation and misinformation, we want to review what your rights are as a voter, so you...

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