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Civil Rights Groups Send Polling Observers
Civil rights groups plan to deploy thousands of observers at midterm polling places to monitor election integrity.
NPR · 1m
Octavius Catto's 1871 Election Day Murder
Philadelphia's Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto was killed during violent election day protests in 1871.
The Conversation · 1m
JFK's Passport Case Paved Way for Trump's Dissent Crackdown
How JFK's 1962 passport case for Black reporter William Worthy became a blueprint for Trump's crackdown on dissent.
Foreign Policy · 2m
14th Review: Ava DuVernay's Constitutional Amendment Film
Ava DuVernay's '14th' documentary reveals how the 14th Amendment reshaped America's legal landscape.
Variety · 1m
Driver wins $76 after fake traffic stop based on license plate data
A Texas jury ruled that police used an AI-powered camera to flag a truck, then invented a traffic violation to justify an illegal search.
Ars Technica · 1m
Nolan Wells Friends Sue Sunny Hostin for Defamation
Nolan Wells' friends accuse Sunny Hostin of defaming them in a blistering legal notice.
New York Post · 1m
Trump rescinds trans protections, but law stands
The administration's move to reinstate a 2020 rule is cruel but does not change Title IX's core protections for LGBTQ students.
TIME · 1m
Grand jury clears friends in Nolan Wells death
A Mississippi grand jury found no criminal conduct in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, but questions about how he died remain unanswered.
NPR · 2m
Starbucks settles Florida DEI lawsuit with $1M payment
Starbucks ends Florida civil rights lawsuit by dropping race-based hiring goals and paying $1 million
Fox News · 1m
Texas court upholds Crystal Mason's voting acquittal
Texas court maintains Fort Worth woman's illegal voting acquittal after years of legal battle
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Yonkers family threatened over Palestinian flags
An anonymous letter targets a Palestinian-American family for displaying their heritage, sparking a police investigation and calls for action from local leaders.
ABC7 New York · 1m
How the Supreme Court killed voting rights
The Roberts court is dismantling the Voting Rights Act using the same legal playbook that destroyed Reconstruction 150 years ago.
Mother Jones · 5m
Jean-Pierre Laffont's American rebels
A French photographer spent fifty years documenting American dissent, from antiwar protests to drag queens, showing the world a country the mainstream press ignored.
Vanity Fair · 3m
Colin Kaepernick still trains like he's playing this Sunday
The former NFL quarterback wakes at 4:30 AM five days a week, ready to return to football at age 38.
Men's Health · 1m
A license plate hit put her in jail
Florida police leaned on a Flock camera match, then jailed an innocent woman for nearly two weeks despite glaring evidence gaps.
Futurism · 1m
The first US reparations program is now on trial
Evanston paid Black residents $25,000 each for decades of housing segregation. The Justice Department wants it shut down.
NPR · 3m