Big Questions Behind Family Separation
No matter your gut reaction to reports of family separation at the border, there are some tough questions we must ask ourselves about them, and our future.
Civil Rights
Milwaukee Bucks Guard Sterling Brown Sues City for Civil Rights Violations
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown is filing a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee, claiming police violated his civil rights when they arrested him earlier this year. The lawsuit, which Sporting News reports was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, names the city, Milwaukee police chief Alfonso Morales,
Staff at Shiloh Treatment Center Uses ‘Soviet’ Psychiatry on Immigrant Kids
A disturbing lawsuit filed accuses administrators at Shiloh Treatment Center, some ways south of Houston, of subduing immigrant children with psychiatric drugs. The allegations are especially disconcerting in light of President Donald Trump’s recent comments on illegal immigration and the rights of detained children. While the commander-in-chief signed an executive order Wednesday designed to reduce
Ponca Reclaim Land at Historic Crossing
This month, the Ponca Nation and a Nebraskan farming family made history at the intersection of the Trail of Tears and the path of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Transgender Former Employee Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Wal-Mart
Transgender Employee Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Wal-Mart
Pregnant Women Don’t Have Access to End-of-life Rights in Idaho
Pregnant Women Don’t Have End-of-life Rights in Idaho
Survivors of Pulse Nightclub Massacre Launch Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Orlando and Police Department
Survivors of the Pulse Nightclub killings in 2016 plan to pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Orlando and the Orlando Police Department. The suit, reports WMFE, accuses law enforcement of violating the civil rights of survivors by not responding to reports of shots fired as quickly as they could have. A complaint
Judges Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Legality of Separating Migrant Families
A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the legality of separating migrant families caught trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw determined Wednesday that the suit, involving a 7-year old girl separated from her Congolese mother and a 14-year old boy from Brazil, could proceed on grounds of
Squeezed: Affording Kids in this Economy
In May, unemployment shrank to a mere 3.8%, but that doesn’t mean affording kids is getting any easier.
Family of Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr. Seeks Justice After Sheriff’s Deputies Penalized $4 in Controversial Killing
Some four and a half years ago, Florida sheriff’s deputies showed up to the home of Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr. The African-American father of three was a man with an imperfect past. He had several traffic violations on his record—serious violations, according to The New York Times—and had been drinking long before law enforcement arrived.