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.
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.
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, as the election approaches there are significant concerns about voter intimidation and misinformation campaigns, the city of Eugene,
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, 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.
In June of this year in its Bostock v. Clayton County decision, the Supreme Court held for the first time
On July 25, 2019, US Attorney General William Barr announced that the US government would resume executions after a nearly
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.
This week, concerns about voter disenfranchisement heading into the 2020 Presidential election are high, a domestic terrorist group attempted to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, President Trump has refused to participate in the next Presidential debate, and the Senate holds hearings for Amy Comey Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination amid news of her anti-choice involvement.
In their day, strong men in spandex were celebrated for bringing justice to their cities. But today, our concept of justice is markedly different than it was in the 1960s: beating up or caging enough “bad guys” will never eliminate society’s scourges. The real options are harder and do not work 100 percent of the time. We cannot count on cheap, flawless, always reliable alternatives to prison and policing any more than we can count on Spiderman to stop a robbery.
