COVID-19 Brings School Funding Inequities and Litigation Front and Center
Last week, in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined priorities for negotiating COVID-related stimulus […]
The Long Road to Ending Pretextual Stops
In September, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reexamined its case law on pretextual traffic stops by police in Commonwealth v. Long.
What is Voter Intimidation?
Happy Election Day from the Amicus team! Today, Americans are coming together to have their voices heard and be counted in our democracy. With so much concern regarding voter intimidation and misinformation, we want to review what your rights are as a voter, so you can spot potentially illegal activity and feel confident reporting it. Election Day should be a time to celebrate the exercise of our civil rights—not a time for fear.
Oh Deer!: Vermont Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment Decision Generates Criticism from Supreme Court Justices
A recent Vermont Supreme Court decision imperils Fourth Amendment protections by further limiting the extent of curtilage. The decision drew criticism from Justices Gorsuch, Kagan, and Sotomayor in an interesting statement regarding the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari.
The Zoom-to-Prison Pipeline
As students expose their bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens to their classes, teachers have an unprecedented view into a student’s family life. Many districts have doubled-down on the punishment and surveillance tactics that have characterized American education the last 30 years and have used the virtual window into students’ homes to justify punishments that make an already difficult time nearly impossible for students.
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
This week, as the election approaches there are significant concerns about voter intimidation and misinformation campaigns, the city of Eugene,
Ending the 2020 Census Early is an Act of Violence Against Native Americans
Without ample time to accurately count the Native American population, the federal government is condemning Native American communities to at least another ten years of poverty and lower quality of life.
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
This week, the Supreme Court ruled on the census, thousands gather to protest Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, states throughout the country see significant decisions regarding voter participation, and President Trump attempts to use recent ICE arrests to fuel his campaign.
U.S. Department of Education Sends Mixed Messages on Bostock’s Application to Transgender Students Under Title IX
In June of this year in its Bostock v. Clayton County decision, the Supreme Court held for the first time
The Federal Government’s Execution Spree Must End
On July 25, 2019, US Attorney General William Barr announced that the US government would resume executions after a nearly
A Colorblind Test For a Racialized System
A “reasonable juvenile” standard employs a colorblind test to regulate a deeply racialized system. That is a recipe for perpetuating inequality and undermining constitutional law’s ability to protect the most marginalized.