Archive (Page 132)
November 15, 2022
Comedians Sue Clayton County for Alleged Racial Profiling in Stop and Searches
(ATLANTA) — Eric André and Clayton English sue Clayton County alleging that they were racially profiled during an illegal stop and frisk by police officers inside the jet bridge at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
November 15, 2022
Washington State’s Ban on For-Profit Prisons in Danger as California’s Circuit Court Finds Similar Case Unconstitutional
(TACOMA, Wash.) — The GEO Group, one of the world’s largest for-profit prison companies, is seeking to block a private prison ban in Washington state. A recent ruling in California could lend precedent in their favor.
November 14, 2022
Oregon Joins Several School Districts in Lawsuit against E-Cigarette Company Juul
(BEND, Ore.) – Portland Public Schools filed a lawsuit against American electronic cigarette company Juul Labs, Inc. on September 30. […]
November 13, 2022
Oregon Passes Controversial Gun Control Measure
(BEND, Ore.) – A controversial gun control measure on the ballot for the 2022 midterm elections in Oregon has narrowly […]
November 11, 2022
The Case for Reparations: The Pinnacle of Advocacy Journalism
(LOS ANGELES) — Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Case for Reparations is a seminal piece of journalism, representing the very best of advocacy […]