Oh Deer!: Vermont Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment Decision Generates Criticism from Supreme Court Justices

Oh Deer!: Vermont Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment Decision Generates Criticism from Supreme Court Justices

by | Oct 30, 2020 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Policing and Law Enforcement

Last week, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Bovat v. Vermont. The petition stemmed from the Vermont Supreme Court’s 3-2 opinion applying Fourth Amendment search jurisprudence. In denying certiorari, Justice Gorsuch, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, wrote...
Ending the 2020 Census Early is an Act of Violence Against Native Americans

Ending the 2020 Census Early is an Act of Violence Against Native Americans

by | Oct 21, 2020 | Amicus, Congress, Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, Executive Branch, Human Rights, Labor and Employment, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Photo by Enayet Raheem on Unsplash The Early Termination of the 2020 Census The Trump Administration has been pushing to end the 2020 Census early for months now. The Administration’s purported justification for its initial goal of a September 30th end date was that...
America’s War on Black Trans Women

America’s War on Black Trans Women

by | Sep 23, 2020 | Amicus, Congress, Criminal Justice, Executive Branch, Human Rights, Legislation, LGBTQ Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Sex Equality

Photo by noah eleazar on Unsplash The Problem: America’s Treatment of Black Trans Women Violence against Black trans women has been accurately described as “a pandemic within a pandemic.” This summer, six Black trans women, all under the age of 32, were murdered in...