This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. A high-profile challenge to race-conscious affirmative action was heard by the Supreme Court, voter intimidation was blocked in Arizona, New York City settled a wrongful conviction suit, and more.  The Supreme...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. A long-held but never charged Guantanamo detainee was released, a new lawsuit targets armed groups stationed near ballot drop boxes in Arizona, abortion services restarted in Arizona, and more.  The U.S....
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The Supreme Court allows Congress to discriminate against Puerto Rican Americans in providing access to federal social programs, the ACLU announces two major settlements, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. As the nation reflects on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historical confirmation to the Supreme Court, many states are ramping up book banning efforts and attempting to pass more anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ laws....
Title 42: An Indiscriminate Tool to Discriminate

Title 42: An Indiscriminate Tool to Discriminate

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it will lift enforcement of Title 42 on May 23, 2022. The policy, which has been in effect since March 20, 2020, allowed Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to turn away asylum seekers at the...
A Censure is Free Speech and Not a First Amendment Violation

A Censure is Free Speech and Not a First Amendment Violation

Photo Credit: Shutterstock Four months following Rep. Paul Gosar’s (R-AZ) censure in the U.S. House of Representatives for posting an anime-style video on Twitter that depicted him killing his colleague, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), the U.S. Supreme...