At its core, the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense stands for the idea that LGBTQ+ community members are somehow at fault for violence against them simply because of their gender identity or sexual orientation, and that the lives of LGBTQ+ community members are worth less than the lives of cisgender and heterosexual individuals.
The legislation that has surfaced in approximately twenty-five states either fines or criminally sanctions plant-based or cell-based producers that label their products with words like “meat” and “milk,” even if qualified by words like “vegan,” “almond,” or “cell-based.” Instead of violating the First Amendment to protect animal-based agriculture, authorities should instead direct resources towards a just transition for agriculture stakeholders.
This week’s roundup is co-authored by Amanda Epstein and Matthew Meyer. This week, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to protest
As the NCAA charts its path forward, it’s critical that policymakers, activists, and the public seek strategies that highlight the necessity of racial justice and civil rights for student athletes in recognition of the highly racialized nature of NCAA exploitation. While the economic reality of student athletes is stark, trying to address only the economic nature of the exploitation without supporting a broader set student athletes’ civil rights will generate solutions that only address part of the NCAA’s oppressive system.
The National Labor Relations Board recently proposed a new rule which would categorically exclude “students who perform any services for compensation, including, but not limited to, teaching or research, at a private college or university in connection with their studies” from being considered employees for the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board’s proposed rule is both illogical and likely to cause needless harm to student workers.
There are dozens of critical moments during a criminal proceeding in which prosecutors across states have complete control over a
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, researchers reported that a popular medical algorithm used
Earlier this month, Amicus Blog contributor Alexandra Butler wrote a post discussing how school district secessions, the phenomenon of smaller
The last public execution in the United States took place in Owensboro, Kentucky on August 4, 1936. An estimated 15,000
Judicial review of compassionate release requests is working, but not for everyone. Federal Sentencing Guidelines remain outdated, and frustrate attempts by judges to cohesively interpret the compassionate release provisions. An update to these guidelines is crucial.
The Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule in May 2019 that permits health care workers with “any articulable connection” to a procedure to opt-out. Most worryingly, it allows providers to refuse to refer patients out for procedures like abortion or gender affirmation surgery.
