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Biden cheered by Democrats and civil rights groups for commuting dozens of death row sentences
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden cheered by Democrats and civil rights groups for commuting dozens of death row sentences

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Civil rights groups who were anxiously preparing for the onset …

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Iowa law lets police arrest migrants; the federal government and civil rights groups are suing
8 months ago

Iowa law lets police arrest migrants; the federal government and civil rights groups are suing

LA Times  

An Iowa Movement for Migrant Justice rally May 1 in Des Moines. The Justice Department’s lawsuit and another suit filed by civil rights and immigrant rights groups argued the state law, which goes into effect July 1, was preempted by federal law and should be declared invalid. “We have brought this action to ensure that Iowa adheres to the framework …

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Civil rights groups call for collapsed Baltimore bridge to be renamed when it's rebuilt because legacy of national anthem author Francis Scott Key is 'clouded with racism accusations'
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Civil rights groups call for collapsed Baltimore bridge to be renamed when it's rebuilt because legacy of national anthem author Francis Scott Key is 'clouded with racism accusations'

Daily Mail  

Civil rights groups are calling for the collapsed Baltimore bridge to be renamed when it's rebuilt, citing accusations of racism against national anthem author Francis Scott Key. Civil rights groups are calling for the collapsed Baltimore bridge to be renamed when it's rebuilt, citing accusations of racism against national anthem author Francis Scott Key Key was a salve owner and …

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Civil rights groups appeal court ruling on 'undated' Pennsylvania ballots
9 months, 1 week ago

Civil rights groups appeal court ruling on 'undated' Pennsylvania ballots

NPR  

Civil rights groups appeal court ruling on 'undated' Pennsylvania ballots Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP Matt Slocum/AP Civil rights groups, Pennsylvania's top election official and some local boards of elections are asking a federal appeals court to review a panel's ruling about mail-in ballots that could play a role in determining who wins this year's presidential election and …

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Texas Lawmakers Consider Border Vigilante Force
1 year, 8 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Consider Border Vigilante Force

Huff Post  

AUSTIN, Texas ― A bill before the Texas legislature would create a vigilante force to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, drawing sharp criticism from civil rights groups and raising questions about how far the state’s conservative lawmakers are willing to go to challenge federal control of immigration enforcement. The bill, penned by Republican state Rep. Matt Schaefer, would allow any U.S. …

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Race-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps
3 years, 2 months ago

Race-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation. Several publicly released congressional maps dilute Democratic votes by splitting the state’s biggest city, Charlotte — also its largest African American population center — into …

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Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory
3 years, 2 months ago

Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory

NPR  

Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory Enlarge this image Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A group of educators and civil rights groups is challenging Oklahoma's new law limiting public school teachings on race and gender issues in court. But Oklahoma's law doesn't explicitly mention critical race theory in the legislation's text. HB 1775 states …

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Column: Here’s how Fox News’ white supremacist propaganda can be stopped
3 years, 4 months ago

Column: Here’s how Fox News’ white supremacist propaganda can be stopped

LA Times  

In March 2006, then-CNN host Lou Dobbs told viewers about a Mexican conspiracy to reconquer the Southwest, which the United States took from Mexico 158 years earlier in the Mexican-American War. He borrowed it from fringe extremists — just as Fox News host Tucker Carlson, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and other right-wingers are now borrowing a similar “replacement” fantasy …

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Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark …

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Census takers fall short of target goal in areas of US
4 years, 2 months ago

Census takers fall short of target goal in areas of US

Associated Press  

From tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana, census workers who go door to door were unable to reach all the households they needed for a complete tally of the U.S. population, a count that ended abruptly last week after a Supreme Court ruling. The census ended last week after the Supreme Court sided with President Donald …

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US civil rights groups urge census participation before deadline
4 years, 2 months ago

US civil rights groups urge census participation before deadline

Al Jazeera  

Civil rights groups in the United States have warned that an undercount on the census will harm racial minorities. Marginalised communities across the United States risk losing access to services if they are not accurately counted on the US Census, Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday, as a deadline to complete the population survey loomed. But civil rights groups for …

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US Supreme Court halts census in latest legal twist
4 years, 2 months ago

US Supreme Court halts census in latest legal twist

Al Jazeera  

The ruling allows the Census Bureau to wind down the counting of the 2020 US population a month earlier than originally planned in a blow to civil rights groups. The Trump administration argued that the headcount needed to end immediately so that the Census Bureau had enough time to crunch the numbers before a congressionally mandated year-end deadline for turning …

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Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will
4 years, 3 months ago

Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will

NPR  

Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will Enlarge this image toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Thibault Camus/AP The civil rights groups behind this summer's Facebook advertiser boycott are joining other critics to pressure the social network to do more to counter hate speech, falsehoods about the election and efforts to delegitimize mail-in voting. The coalition …

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Civil rights groups request emergency injunction to stop Trump "sabotage" of 2020 Census
4 years, 4 months ago

Civil rights groups request emergency injunction to stop Trump "sabotage" of 2020 Census

Salon  

Civil rights organizations and local governments in California late Friday filed a request in a San Jose federal court for an emergency nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's effort to end 2020 Census counting prematurely—a move critics warn is a blatant effort by the president and his Republican allies to "sabotage" the once-in-a-decade count for long-term political advantage. The groups …

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Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump points, civil rights issues
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump points, civil rights issues

CNN  

CNN — Facebook continues to operate with glaring blind spots for hateful content and misinformation on the site and has made a number of decisions in the last year that “represent significant setbacks for civil rights,” according to a highly anticipated audit of the company’s practices. The report, which was commissioned by Facebook and put together by a team of …

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Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads

CNN  

CNN Business — A growing list of companies are pulling ads from Facebook. Arc’teryx “Effective immediately, we will be halting our global advertising with @Facebook & @instagram until at least the end of July in support of the #stophateforprofit campaign,” Arc’teryx said in a tweet on June 23. The outdoor apparel brand added that it will be donating the money …

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Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads

CNN  

CNN Business — A growing list of companies are pulling ads from Facebook. Arc’teryx “Effective immediately, we will be halting our global advertising with @Facebook & @instagram until at least the end of July in support of the #stophateforprofit campaign,” Arc’teryx said in a tweet on June 23. The outdoor apparel brand added that it will be donating the money …

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US House passes sweeping police reform bill amid protests
4 years, 6 months ago

US House passes sweeping police reform bill amid protests

Al Jazeera  

Trump threatens a veto as civil rights groups and police unions square-off over changing rules for use of force. “In America today, a Black American is three times more likely to be killed by police compared to a white person,” said Representative Jim McGovern, a leading House Democrat. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said Democrats “want to …

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US Democrats, Republicans far apart on police reform
4 years, 6 months ago

US Democrats, Republicans far apart on police reform

Al Jazeera  

Facing a watershed political moment, a divided United States Congress is struggling to respond to massive nationwide public demonstrations for police reform as Democrats in the Senate rejected a Republican policing proposal. When Trump first heard the protesters’ slogan “Defund the Police”, Trump said his first thought was: “Oh great, I just won the election.” Trump and most members of …

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Civil rights groups urge Facebook to act against discrimination and voter suppression
5 years, 2 months ago

Civil rights groups urge Facebook to act against discrimination and voter suppression

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — More than 45 civil rights groups, including the NAACP and the Human Rights Campaign, came together to urge Facebook to protect civil rights and address discrimination on its platform. The leadership organization said its trust in Facebook is “sorely broken” as the company “continues to act with reckless disregard for civil rights.” As part of …

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Black men killed by police – what did Kamala Harris do about it?
5 years, 5 months ago

Black men killed by police – what did Kamala Harris do about it?

LA Times  

Kamala Harris, then California attorney general, launched Open Justice, an online portal to track data on police use of force, in 2015. At the same time, Harris, the state’s first black attorney general, steered clear of the legislative brawls over bills on policing, including what became a groundbreaking law to curb racial profiling. Harris also rejected pleas by civil rights …

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