Louisiana Public Defender System Funding Crisis
A lawsuit was filed last Monday alleging defendants from Louisiana are extremely under-served by the state’s public defender system due to financial crisis.
Civil Rights
New Lawsuit Filed Against CNN for Racial and Religious Discrimination
In the midst of celebrating Black History Month, a former employee of CNN has stepped forward, accusing the major news network of “racial and religious discrimination in a lawsuit earlier this month.” The former employee is Omar Butcher, and the lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia. For those who don’t know, though, this isn’t the first round of allegations of discrimination against the news network. In fact, this is the third lawsuit “over discrimination over the past year!” So what exactly transpired to cause this latest lawsuit?
ACLU Puts TSA Crime Prevention Program On The SPOT
The Transportation Security Administration may have overstated the scientific validity their SPOT program.
Circuit Court Strikes Down Trump’s Travel Ban
The 9th Circuit Court ruled against the travel ban in a decision that’s already begun to ruffle feathers in Washington. The ruling, which was announced on Thursday, referenced a slew of past cases and rendered opinions on the merits of any possible appeal. The judges responsible for upholding the revocation of the travel ban cited
Liberals Tried to Tell Us, Did We Hear?
Think back to 1999. That year, we saw the Senate open impeachment proceedings against President Clinton. Unemployment was 4.2%. And in Seattle, a motley collection of unions, consumer protection groups, labor rights advocates, environmentalists gathered in protest of the WTO. The World Trade Organization, remember, advocated for free trade and globalization. Protesters worried about unemployment, unsafe imports, pollution, and other traditionally liberal fears clashed with cops in riot gear. The police, so beloved by authoritarians, busily defended corporate interests. Corporations that, for their part, gutted the American heartland and sent the jobs overseas. Liberals tried to tell us. Middle America rolled their eyes. Did we listen? Not a chance. Free Trade would make goods cheaper at Wal*Mart. Those protesters were dirty hippies that needed a shower.
Senate Bill 5 Will Limit Consumer Rights
The Consumers Council is concerned that Senate Bill 5 proposal, if passed, would limit consumer rights.
Leviticans and the Muslim Ban, Part 2
If you view the U.S. as blessed by God, yet falling into decline due to liberals, Pence is your guy. Leviticans support the GOP because the GOP throws them legislative bones often enough to secure their allegiance. Promises to repeal Roe v. Wade alone have bound the evangelical base to the Republican party long enough to push through legislation congenial to corporate interests. Is the Muslim ban another prize meant to keep the coalition together despite the decidedly unChristian behavior of President Trump? Or was it an invention of Steve Bannon, to further polarize the electorate? Either way, strange times are afoot. One can only hope that enough of the Leviticans remember Leviticus 19:33-34.
The Muslim Ban: Leviticans, Part 1
Last week, Trump’s executive order banning Muslims from selected countries from entering the U.S. captured headlines around the world. The Muslim ban provoked outrage from protesters, despair among refugees, general indignity, and sanctuary offers from Canada’s Justin Trudeau. Along with other xenophobic promises such as the Mexican border wall, the Muslim ban surely energizes his political base. However, is there more to these plans than meets the eye?
Student Denied Bathroom Break Gets $1.25 Million
Former Patrick Henry High School student gets $1.25 million for teacher’s refusal to let her use the restroom, forced into using bucket instead.
UPDATED: Aggressive Arrests For Peaceful Protesting
Colorado criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Christopher Carraway files a class action lawsuit for aggressive arrests made for peaceful protesting.