The Danger of Flirtations with First Amendment Violations
Photo Credit: Zimmytws/iStock, via Getty Images Plus Respect for the Constitution used to be a basic qualification for elected officials. These days, some voters are giddy about campaign promises that would blatantly defy it. More troublingly, some politicians and...
What is Voter Intimidation?
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...
Democracy For Whom? How the 11th Circuit’s Decision Fits Within a Broader History of Racial Exclusion in the United States.
Photo credit: Politico. In 2018, Florida voters passed a ballot initiative amending the state’s constitution to end lifetime voter disenfranchisement for people with prior felony convictions, except for those convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense. This ballot...
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the COVID-19 outbreak continued to disproportionately affect some groups of Americans more than others, jails continued to be a hotspot for COVID-19, Wisconsin Republican legislators forced an unsafe...
What Can Jonathan Turley’s Gross Misfire Teach Us About the Trump Administration?
Photo Credit: Nick Youngson – Alpha Stock Images Two days ago – in the midst of a global pandemic – George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, claiming that federal authority in disasters is newer and weaker than many believe, criticized some state...
We are currently accepting Outside Article submissions for Volume 58, Issue 1! We invite you to submit any of your manuscripts that relate to the broad umbrella of civil rights and civil liberties.
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Today on the Amicus Blog: a guest post from @fgwaggeh analyzing the important and exciting impacts of NYC's new noncitizen municipal voting legislation: https://harvardcrcl.org/extending-the-franchise-for-americans-in-waiting-municipal-voting-rights-for-noncitizens/
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#8 How to Make Senior Capstones Truly Anti-Racist by Lisa Martinez ft. exceptional research from @NEAToday @LPI_Learning @itsywc @OUSDNews @HarvardCRCL
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