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Pretrial Transformation and Abolition

Pretrial Transformation and Abolition

by | Nov 11, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Immigration, LGBTQ Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Sex Equality

Photo credit: Chicago Community Bond Fund Carceral pretrial approaches lack evidence of effectiveness—in fact, research identifies that commonplace strategies such as money bail, detention, and even mandatory drug testing hamper pretrial success. In addition, these...
Remote Work as a Reasonable Accommodation: Implications from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Remote Work as a Reasonable Accommodation: Implications from the COVID-19 Pandemic

by | Nov 4, 2021 | Amicus, Human Rights, Labor and Employment

In Moncrief v. ISS Facility Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) argues that ISS Facility Services’ denial of an employee’s reasonable accommodation request to work remotely part-time violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)....
Alternatives to Incarceration: A Focus on Drug Courts

Alternatives to Incarceration: A Focus on Drug Courts

by | Oct 21, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement

Alternatives to incarceration, which entail any form of punishment except jail or prison time, have been a large (and necessary) element of criminal justice reform. Focusing on rehabilitating and treating offenders through diversionary programs such as drug and mental...
The Impact of COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Across America

The Impact of COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Across America

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement

Over the past 18 months, as the world has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, those detained in jails, prisons, and detention centers have been severely impacted due to lack of physical distancing, proper sanitation methods, and the failure to prioritize testing...
A Tale of Two Fultons

A Tale of Two Fultons

by | Jun 18, 2021 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise, Human Rights, Legislation, LGBTQ Rights

The Supreme Court on Thursday weighed in on the continuing tension between religious freedom and LGBT equality in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, holding unanimously that a Philadelphia anti-discrimination law does not bar a Catholic foster care agency from...
Taking Liberties Episode 16: Nina Perales on Latinx Civil Rights

Taking Liberties Episode 16: Nina Perales on Latinx Civil Rights

by | Apr 26, 2021 | Human Rights, Immigration, Podcast

On this episode, editor Laura Garcia speaks with Nina Perales, the Vice President of Litigation at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). They discuss her work as an impact litigator at MALDEF, gerrymandering and voting rights, civil rights...
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