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Echoes of ‘60s March: Sixties-Style Civil Disobedience Drives New Era of Activism

by Raj Jayadev

  • August 22, 2013

This August marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington — that watershed moment of the civil rights era that showed how mass movement could force the nation to address issues of inequality, and…

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The Pains of Solitary Confinement and Beyond

by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner & Jamie G. Longazel

  • August 21, 2013

Last week, we ran a post on the California hunger strike by our blogger Juan Haines, currently an inmate at San Quentin State Prison. This week, we share a wider view of the strike’s implications and…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

  • August 19, 2013

The Southern District of NY finds that the NYPD’s use of “stop and frisk” violates constitutional rights.  (SDNY) New California law allows transgender students to use bathrooms and join sports teams according to the gender they…

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Rina and Sharon Go to Court: A Summer Friday Night in Manhattan

by Rina Goldfield & Sharon Riley

  • August 16, 2013

Rina and Sharon Go to Court is a series about two civilians honoring the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. We have zero legal expertise, although we both applied to law school at one…

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An Insider's View of the California Prison Hunger Strike

by Juan Haines

  • August 14, 2013

Hundreds of striking inmates in California have now gone one month without food in a stated effort to end the state’s controversial solitary confinement practices. Here, our blogger inside San Quentin Juan Haines weighs in….

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

  • August 12, 2013

The DOJ and SEC file lawsuits against Bank of America, claiming that it misrepresented the quality of prime jumbo loans to investors.  (NY Times) The court martial proceeding in the Fort Hood shooting case begins….

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Prisons: The Next Frontier for LGBTI Rights

by Terry Schuster & Will Harrell

  • August 9, 2013

This month every state in the country will attempt to show that their prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities comply with the new federal regulations on sexual abuse and harassment.  Following the unanimous passage of the…

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DEA Uses NSA Intercepts to Nab People, Directs Officers/DAs to Launder the Information

by Christine Clarke

  • August 7, 2013

You may recall an article I wrote a while back arguing that the NSA’s data collection programs, including PRISM, might well end up being used to prosecute “U.S. persons” for domestic crimes, rather than simply…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

  • August 5, 2013

  Current college athletes join former players who are suing the NCAA, claiming its rules against amateurism violate antitrust law. (Economist) Decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit leads to…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

  • July 29, 2013

Does Detroit’s bankruptcy filing violate the Michigan Constitution?  (Detroit Free Press) Justice Department will continue to utilize the Voting Rights Act to challenge states’ voting laws.  (Washington Post) Federal public defenders feel the pinch of…

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