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Black Mothers’ Fight in Love Canal Long Overlooked
A new report spotlights the Black women activists sidelined during the 1970s Love Canal toxic crisis. While white residents famously secured an...
Teen’s Prank Turned Tragedy: “Ding Dong Ditch” Shooting Raises Self-Defense Concerns
An 18-year-old student in suburban Ohio was fatally shot during a late-night “Ding Dong Ditch” prank gone wrong. He rang a doorbell while dressed...
“A Trumped-Up Police State”: Civil Liberties Fears as White House Plans Crackdown
Documents reveal President Trump’s intent to expand domestic security powers—potentially labeling more protests as “riots” and giving immunity to...
‘Shocking’ Verdict in Tyre Nichols Police Murder Case
A Memphis jury delivered an unexpected verdict in the Tyre Nichols murder trial, where five former officers stood accused in the brutal beating...
Judge Condemns Deportations Under 1798 ‘Alien Enemies Act,’ Blocking Further Expulsions of Venezuelans
A federal judge in New York denounced the Trump administration’s use of the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport Venezuelan...
Supreme Court Greenlights Trump’s Transgender Military Ban During Ongoing Lawsuits
A brief Supreme Court order lifted injunctions against President Trump’s ban on transgender troops, allowing the policy to take effect while legal...
Feds Remove Key Reports on Violence Against Indigenous Women
Shortly before Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day, federal sites deleted two reports analyzing violence in Native communities....
Trump Administration Restricts Crime & Justice Data
New actions by the DOJ limit public access to crime and justice statistics, from police misconduct databases to hate crime figures. Critics warn...
Education Department Curtails Civil Rights Policies, Targets Trans Student Protections
Under President Trump’s second term, the Department of Education drastically reduced the scope of civil rights enforcement, rolling back Obama-...
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