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Do Trump judges believe Brown v. Board, the landmark case that ended “separate but equal,” was correctly decided? The short answer is… maybe. But scores of them refuse to say

Today is the anniversary of Tommie Smith and John Carlos' famous Black power salute at the 1968 Olympics. The image of Smith and Carlos with fists raised is one of

Want to listen to some of country's foremost legal scholars discuss RBG's legacy and the fight she leaves behind? We're live at the link below. We'll also be live tweeting

In a 2016 paper, Amy Coney Barrett described the Fourteenth Amendment as "possibly illegitimate." The Fourteenth Amendment requires due process and equal protection, and has served as the basis for

In a recent dissent, Amy Coney Barrett wrote that the right to vote and serve on juries belonged "only to virtuous citizens." Her opinion also suggests that all civic rights

Rather than funding schools, housing, and social services, cities would rather spend tens of millions of dollars to settle police brutality lawsuits. That's the price of allowing police to remain

“We appreciate you guys. We really do." -Kenosha Police Department to a group of armed white vigilantes, one of whom murdered two protesters shortly after the Kenosha PD expressed their

Kenosha Police Department has a history of fatally shooting people:Aaron Siler - Killed by Kenosha police in 2015 Michael Bell - Killed by Kenosha police in 2004 Jonathan Lee Davis

Black women are fired for wearing their hair natural, fired when they speak out about workplace discrimination and harassment, and fired when they demand equal pay. It's rich to see

Join @sandylocks @DrIbram @davidwblight @kate_manne @SandyDarity Wed as they look @ the history of disasters and the pre-conditions that make their destructiveness possible, particularly pertaining to race and gender inequality