Virginia’s Democratic landslide in the State Senate and the House of Delegates has pushed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “over the historic finish line”, says Kate Kelly, a human rights attorney at the advocacy group, Equality Now. The suffragist Alice Paul wrote the ERA in 1923—three years after women won the right to vote. But the ERA … [Read more...]
Federal Judge’s Ruling on Florida Felon Re-Enfranchisement Amendment Puts Burden on Applicants
Amendment 4 Press Conference (Photo Credit: City of St. Petersburg, CC 2.0) In 2018, Florida voters approved Amendment 4 by an overwhelming majority. Amendment 4 restored voting rights to more than a million Floridians who had been disenfranchised due to their status as convicted felons. The amendment, which excluded those convicted of murder or … [Read more...]
An Update on the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act
Memorial Corridor at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Photo Credit: Soniakapadia, CC 4.0) American Legal News recently received an e-mail from a reader with a request. The reader wanted an update on the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, a bill that unanimously passed the Senate in December, 2018. It spurred our interest, so ALN … [Read more...]
California Ban on Private Prisons Sparks Fight with Trump Donor
Starting on January 1, 2020, California prison authorities will be barred from entering into or renewing contracts with private prisons and immigration detention centers, a victory for human rights activists and a blow for the three companies that have cornered the inmate housing market: GEO Group Inc., CoreCivic Inc., and Management and Training … [Read more...]
Texas Cop Charged With Murder for Shooting Woman in Her Home
A former Fort Worth, Texas police officer shot and killed an innocent 28 year old black woman insider her home. The officer has since resigned and faces criminal charges, reports Reuters. Atatiana Jefferson was killed on Saturday at 2:30 a.m. by a single shot from officer Aaron Dean. Jefferson’s family on Monday called for a federal … [Read more...]
Upcoming Supreme Court Term Could Prove Momentous
On Election Night 2016, Republicans came home for Donald Trump. After nearly a year of expressing disgust and dismay at Trump's rise to prominence, Republicans – both ordinary voters and party elites – swallowed their reservations and came out en masse for their nominee. Why did they do it? And why have Congressional Republicans stayed so loyal … [Read more...]
Lyft Sued Over Rape and Assault Cases
Fourteen women who said they were raped or otherwise sexually assaulted have filed a lawsuit against Lyft, one of the two top ride-share companies in the country. The lawsuit specifically cites fourteen cases of rape or sexual assault over a twelve-month period in 2018 to 2019. While each case is different, the details of each attack are … [Read more...]
Florida Man Found Guilty of Manslaughter of Markeis McGlockton
Photograph taken on Sunset Point Road as part of Justice for Markeis: A Legacy Never Forgotten, held on July 19, 2019. (Photo Credit: BizarreLoveTriangle, CC 4.0) When 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton went to a convenience store with his girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, 26, and their three kids on July 19, 2018, neither thought it would be their last … [Read more...]
Committee Called Back Early to Discuss Gun Violence Epidemic
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler recently announced that he’s calling his committee back to Washington, D.C. on September 4, 2019 because, regarding gun violence, he said, “There is more that we can and must do to address the gun violence epidemic. We will not sit idly by.” The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled for what are … [Read more...]
Arrests Ensue At Fascist Proud Boys Rally In Portland
Reuters reports police in Portland, Oregon arrested at least 13 people over the weekend, as a far right-wing group, The Proud Boys, marched to a waterfront park. At the same time, anti-fascism counter-demonstrators gathered to protest, as officers tried to keep the two sides apart. The rally by hundreds of supporters of the Proud Boys … [Read more...]
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