No Police, No Peace? Maybe Not
Some cash-strapped municipalities can’t afford law enforcement. But is having no police such a bad thing? Not when they’re corrupt “bad apples.”
Civil Rights
Living In Your Car
Now there are more reasons than ever to consider living in your car, whether you want to travel the country, save money, or simply survive homelessness.
Detroiters Fight for Better Schools During Three-judge Panel Hearing
Detroiters travel to Ohio to appeal right to literacy case.
Michigan’s Tuition Reimbursement Program Will Extend to Inmates
For the first time, Michigan inmates will be able to utilize its TIP tuition reimbursement program.
Michigan Jewish Inmates Will Receive Kosher Meals
Jewish inmates will receive kosher meals as a result of a class action lawsuit.
Rikers Island Inmates Win $980,000 Settlement
The four men say Rikers officials transferred them to an Albany jail for the sole purpose of circumventing New York City ordinances.
ACLU Sues Minnesota for Stopping Released Felons from Voting
The ACLU says Minnesota is breaking its own constitution by denying felons on probation and parole the right to vote.
Supreme Court Kills Michigan Gerrymandering Lawsuit
However, the court’s decision does allow for the case to be fought again, albeit at the state level only.
Extraction Has Victims
Our insatiable appetite for energy and gadgets is destroying communities around the world. Extraction has victims, even if they’re out of sight and out of mind until those victims are us.
Get Married, Get Deported: Baltimore Couple Sues Government for Turning Green Card Interview into a Trap
Alyse Sanchez’s husband, Elmer, was detained and slated for deportation to Honduras mere moments after an immigration official said he’d passed a marriage interview needed to get a green card.