A federal jury has awarded $5 million to a disabled truck driver who faced years of racial and disability harassment while working for Cemex, a multinational concrete and building materials company.
A coalition of prosecutors, law enforcement leaders and former judges has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging it to take a firmer stand against racial discrimination in jury selection and warning that weak enforcement of constitutional safeguards threatens the legitimacy of the justice system nationwide.
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Pitchford v. Cain, a case involving allegations of racial discrimination in jury selection by former Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans, whose conduct was previously condemned in Flowers v. Mississippi (2019).
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Pitchford v. Cain, a case raising allegations of racial discrimination in jury selection, which echoes the Court’s 2019 ruling in Flowers v. Mississippi and could have far-reaching implications for the enforcement of equal protection in jury selection.
Civil rights and racial justice organizations have filed an amicus brief in federal court to block Texas’ newly enacted congressional map, arguing it racially discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters and should not take effect before the 2026 elections.
The Concerned Citizens have called for an investigation into the Phoenix VA Police Department for alleged “deep-seated corruption and abuse of power,” citing a culture of “selective discipline, racially and gender-based retaliation, and institutional self-protection.”
James Richardson, a North Carolina man wrongfully convicted of a double homicide in 2009, will have his case revisited in court later this month after nearly 14 years in prison, with evidence suggesting he was not involved in the crime.
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