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Federal Death Penalty Reinstated after 20-Year Hiatus
The United Nations Human Rights office has called the Trump administration's reinstatement of the federal death penalty after almost 20…
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Redacted Mueller Report Released; Trump Claims Victory
Minutes after the Justice Department publicly released on Thursday a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 400-plus-page report detailing…
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Family of Teen Who Died in Police Custody Calls for Federal Investigation
The family of a Black teen who died during an altercation with police in September reportedly plans to file a…
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Remove Citizenship Question From 2020 Census
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to stop its plans to include a question about citizenship in…
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MORIAL: History Will Not Look Kindly on 21st-Century Jim Crow
In 2018, voters in at least eight states will face more stringent voting laws than they did in the last…
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Trump’s Executive Order to Cut off California Sanctuaries Deemed Unconstitutional
The federal appeal court in the 9th Circuit ruled this week that President Trump's executive order to cut funding from…
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Sessions Rescinds Documents Protecting Minorities
A day before America was gearing up to celebrate Independence Day, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was busy rescinding guidance intended…
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Trump to Reverse Obama-Era Guidelines on Considering Race in College Admissions
The Trump administration plans to toss an Obama-era guideline that encourages colleges and universities to consider race as a way…
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MORIAL: Immigration Policy Rips Families Apart
The inhumane separation of desperate families risking their lives to reach and cross our southwest border is neither arbitrary nor…
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Redlining Settlement Fails to Provide Strong Penalties
For as long as many people of color can remember, succeeding generations have called for justice. Despite these age-old pleas,…
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