by tfife | Apr 26, 2021 | Amicus
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd, while the Supreme Court undermined its recent rulings protecting juveniles accused of serious crimes. Meanwhile, Oakland begins experimenting with...
by tfife | Apr 7, 2021 | Amicus
Photo Credit: Associated Press The 2021 edition of March Madness, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament, is set to break a new record: Advertising revenue for the tournament is the highest it has ever been, surpassing...
by tfife | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Boston Globe If a police officer approaches you and asks to talk even when you’ve done nothing wrong, can you refuse? While much in the public conscience tells us the answer must be an emphatic yes, a recent Fourth Circuit case demonstrates that the...
by tfife | Oct 27, 2020 | Amicus
Two months into virtual schooling, it appears the school-to-prison pipeline has rebranded as the Zoom-to-prison pipeline. Take Isaiah Elliot as an example. Elliot is a 12-year old Black boy with disabilities from Colorado who made national headlines last month after...
by tfife | Oct 13, 2020 | Amicus
Photo Credit: Truthout On January 9, 2017, a 17-year old Black kid named Tykorie Evelyn was walking on the sidewalk when a police car pulled up beside him and police began asking him questions. Evelyn continued walking while giving short responses to the officers. The...
