Abolish Slavery National Network Uses Emancipation Day as Platform to Urge Total Abolition of Slavery in the United States
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh WASHINGTON, DC – The Abolish Slavery National Network (ASNN) held a rally and press…
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Families of NY Rikers Island Dead: More People Will Die at Rikers if Hochul Rolls Back Bail Reform
By Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY – An opinion piece in “City & State New York” written…
COURT WATCH: Bevy of Felony and Misdemeanor Cases Leads to Judge Setting Bail after Prosecution Calls Man ‘Safety Risk’
By Kevin Barragan and Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – There was discussion here on a bevy of…
ACLU Claims ‘Americans Turning Away’ from Death Penalty After Life Sentence for ‘Bike Path Killer’ Sayfullo Saipov
By Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY – Noting “the jury deciding the fate of Sayfullo Saipov has…
Judge Refuses to End ‘Cycle’ of Family’s Incarceration, Sentences Young Man to Decades in Prison for Sexual Assaults
By Kevin Barragan WOODLAND, CA – Despite pleas this past week by the defense to “end the…
Former Black Prosecutor Writes about ‘Policing Black Men’
By Kevin Barragan WASHINGTON, DC – Former criminal prosecutor Paul Butler admits when he wrote Chokehold: Policing…
The CDCR Enforces Policy Requiring Shaving by Officers Despite Religious or Health Reasons Not to Do So
By Kevin Barragan SACRAMENTO, CA – Earlier this month, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began…
ACLU Challenges Kansas Death Penalty in Kyle Young Case
By Kevin Barragan WICHITA, KS – The Kansas death penalty statutes are being challenged this week by…
DC Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Charges in Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol
By Kevin Barragan WASHINGTON, DC – A federal grand jury has found four more Oath Keepers guilty…
Biden Applauded after Signing Bill to End ‘Price Gouging’ of Incarcerated Phone Calls
By Kevin Barragan WASHINGTON, DC – The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) applauded legislation signed…
Amicus Brief Opposes Police Qualified Immunity for Wrongful Arrest of Citizen Journalists
By Kevin Barragan NEW ORLEANS, LA – An amicus brief filed here this week in the Fifth…
ACLU Complaint Charges Discrimination against NorCal Native American Students
By Kevin Barragan SAN FRANCISO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California has…
Washington Post Editorial: Impeachment of Philadelphia’s DA Misguided and Bad Precedent
By Kevin Barragan and Michael McCutcheon PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner has been impeached by…
Defense Disagrees with 24-Year ‘Offer’ from Court – Judge Agrees to Possible Additional Counts for Man Facing 3 Strikes Life in Prison
By Kevin Barragan VENTURA, CA – The accused this week was in Ventura County Superior Court for…
ACLU Letter to Michigan’s Public School Districts Urge Support for LGBTQ+ Students and the First Amendment, Not Censorship and Book Banning
By Kevin Barragan and Alyssa Eng DETROIT– The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan this week sent…