It may come as a shock to some that there are currently no laws requiring cruise ship companies to report death and crimes that occur at sea. That’s why Representative Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) has introduced legislation that would make it necessary for cruise ship operators to report events such as robberies, assaults or death. This … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Decides in Favor of Transgender Students
Earlier this week, a federal appeals court decided in favor of a transgender boy from Wisconsin who had been stopped by the school district from entering the boys bathroom due to privacy concerns. The decision could have broad implications for transgender students in the US. Ash Whitaker, the high school senior involved in the case, sued Kenosha … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Allows Immigrant to Remain in the US
Both Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump have made no secret of their position on immigration. In a speech made near the US-Mexico border, Sessions made it clear that he intended to seek harsher charges for illegal immigrants. Specifically, he made it so a deported immigrant who attempts to re-enter the country will now face felony charges as opposed to … [Read more...]
Federal Court Decision Is a Major Victory for Gay Workers
On Tuesday, April 4th, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Surprisingly, of the eight judges in the majority, five were appointed by Republican presidents. The ruling came shortly after an appellate court in Georgia put forth a decision stating … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Standard for Determining Inmates’ Mental Ability
The Supreme Court rejected Texas standards for determining which mentally disabled people are exempt from death row. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the majority opinion saying, “Texas cannot satisfactorily explain why it applies current medical standards for diagnosing intellectual disability in other contexts, yet clings to superseded … [Read more...]
Texas AG Expresses Concern Over Muslim Prayer in School
According to the The Washington Post, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Texas sent the Frisco school district superintendent a letter expressing concern about a spare classroom being used, in part, for group prayer by Muslim students. This is only three months after Attorney General, Ken Paxton, made headlines when he helped a school … [Read more...]
Facebook to Developers: Stop Surveillance
Facebook’s New Policy Instructs Developers to Prohibit the Use of Data for Surveillance Purposes According to a report on CNET, Facebook announced this past Monday that they have already changed policy to prevent developers from using customers’ data for the purposes of surveillance. Rob Sherman, Facebook's deputy chief privacy officer, explained … [Read more...]
Small Victory for Black Voters in Virginia as Supreme Court Returns Racial Gerrymandering Case for Reexamination
According to certain African-American voters, following the 2010 census, Virginia State legislators redistricted the voting map specifically to ensure that each district held 55 percent of the black voting age population (BVAP). In the voters’ eyes, this was an attempt to weaken the power of black voters by spreading them out across district lines, … [Read more...]
District Judge Allows Case Against GEO Group to Continue as Class Action Lawsuit
On February 27th, John Kane, a US District Judge of Denver, CO, allowed 62,000 plaintiffs to continue with a class action lawsuit against GEO Group, a private prison company that runs 64 correctional facilities in the US. The plaintiffs, all current or former detainees of an immigrant detention center in Aurora, CO, claim that guards threatened … [Read more...]
The ACLU Sues the City of Washington D.C. and the Metropolitan Police on Behalf of Lourdes Ashley Hunter
On Tuesday February 28th, the ACLU filed suit against the Metropolitan Police and city of Washington D.C. for unlawfully entering the home of Lourdes Ashley Hunter, the executive director of the TransWomen of Color Collective (TWOCC) and a self-described revolutionary. One day after the November election and one day before the White House … [Read more...]
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