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Opening Statement: In a democracy founded on the rule of law, the independence of the legal profession is not merely a professional concern, it is a public necessity. Recent events involving ...

WaPo: Justice Department lawyers defending the Trump administration’s policies are encountering mounting criticism and frustration from federal judges, a sign of deepening tension between the executive branch and courts weighing its aggressive uses of power. In recent hearings and rulings, … Continue reading “Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work'” →

“How can I be a better ally?” This is a question we often hear at the Commission. Here are four more questions lawyers ask about allyship.

Librarians are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battle raging across the US over censorship, book challenges and book bans. That conflict has even changed how librarians are trained.

In Texas, whenever a civil lawsuit is filed, the other party must be served with the starting papers to know they are being sued and why. This is the same for divorce suits, Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, Modifications, etc., unless the other party is willing to sign an Answer or

By Mikayla Redden (Follow us on LinkedIn) Imagine you’re jumping up and down on a giant trampoline enclosed in a safety net. You feel an intense, childlike joy. Then someone dumps a bucket of …

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The police murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020 was the one major act which sparked American and global civil unrest during 2020 relating to institutional and systemic racism, police brutality, and unsettled issues from the era of colonization and the African slave trade. The Protests Against Racism Web Archive contains a selection of websites documenting protests and activism sparked by the murder of George Floyd, where Mr. Floyd was the “tipping point,” the “last straw;” the web archive also includes websites documenting earlier killings of victims of racism and police brutality. Coverage encompasses protests against racism and police brutality against Blacks, police reform (both the liberal and conservative reactions to police brutality); critical grassroots movements (i.e. local Black activism, multiracial activism). This project covers “Black Lives Matter” protests and protests named in the idea of "Black Lives Matter" but not organized by the Black Lives Matter organization; the impact of these protests in various aspects of society: police reform; racism in sports, business/corporations, legislation and legislative-related activism, educational institutions, religion; reaction of Conservative America (i.e. local, regional, and state groups); other areas of society impacted by these nation-wide and global expressions, etc. This is a highly selective collection that primarily focuses on U.S. sites, and includes a small global component. Social media platforms were out of scope for this collection.

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a

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Ageism and aging are getting more attention, due in part to the media’s unabashed negative commentary about the age of those running in the Presidential election, but also because gerontologi…

By Rebecca Plevel (Follow us on LinkedIn) Please note that this post discusses suicide and its impact on survivors. Some individuals may find these topics distressing and triggering. If you ne…

By Marcelo Rodríguez (Follow us on LinkedIn) On April 11th, 2023, an anti-abortion group decided to display swastikas, pictures of the Holocaust as well as the Rwandan and Cambodian genocides …

All of the major cellphone carriers — AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile — are planning to shut-down their older 3G networks this year. Millions of people in the United States who use 3G phones and other 3G devices will be unable to text, make calls, or even reach 911. If you are currently relying

By: Kendra Gaunt (she/they), Data + AI Product Owner, The Trevor Project As communities around the world join together in […]

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Yesterday marked the beginning of Black History Month, and the theme for 2022 is “Black Health and Wellness.” Today’s blog post focuses on five African Americans who have had a significant impact on public health, despite working “ in a system which historically subjugated and exploited black Americ

In this blog post, we will look closer at the concept of gender, identify ways in which gender discrimination shows up in our society, and examine how gender intersects with race.

This is a series of reports by the AALL FCIL-SIS Latin American Law Interest Group and Latino Caucus in a project monitoring COVID-19 legal responses in the Latin America and Caribbean region. By M…