{"id":11727,"date":"2019-04-15T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/?p=11727"},"modified":"2019-04-14T17:44:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T21:44:22","slug":"this-week-in-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-april-15-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/this-week-in-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-april-15-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: April 15, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to\u00a0This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Bill Banning Most Abortions Becomes Law in Ohio. <\/strong>The six-week abortion ban known as the “heartbeat bill” is now law in Ohio. That makes Ohio the sixth state in the nation to attempt to outlaw abortions at the point a fetal heartbeat can be detected. (NPR<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Pete Buttigieg Announces Official Start to 2020 Campaign<\/strong>. Mr. Buttigieg\u2019s main themes are generational change and winning back Rust Belt voters who supported Mr. Trump. (NY Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ilhan Omar\u2019s 9\/11 Comments Spark More False Outrage \u2013 and Expose Anti-Muslim Bias.<\/strong> The most frustrating thing about this latest spasm of conservative backlash is the way it obscures Omar\u2019s actual point about civil rights. (NBC News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Julian Assange Arrested, Faces U.S. Charges Related to 2010 WikiLeaks Releases.<\/strong> The Justice Department announced Thursday that it is charging Julian Assange, setting the stage for a historic legal showdown with the controversial founder of WikiLeaks. (NPR<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Trump Urged Homeland Security Official to Close Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay.<\/strong> Another example of the president trying to undo a federal decision and stretch the boundaries of his power, despite advice and legal issues. (NY Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n

A \u201cPure Racist Act\u201d: N.Y. Post Slammed for Using 9\/11 to Attack Rep. Omar Over Speech on Islamophobia.<\/strong> Many felt the newspaper had overstepped the bounds of acceptability. Others said they thought that the cover amounted to\u00a0incitement\u00a0of violence against Omar, who has faced a growing number of threats. (Washington Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Chicago is Tracking Kids with GPS Monitors That Can Call and Record Them Without Consent. <\/strong>Cook Country has a new contract for juvenile ankle monitors that critics say are an invasion of privacy. (The Appeal<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Netanyahu Set for Fifth Term as Israel\u2019s Leader as Rival Concedes Defeat. <\/strong>Netanyahu claimed victory Tuesday night. “The right-wing bloc led by the Likud won a clear victory. I thank the citizens of Israel for the trust. I will start forming a right-wing government with our natural partners as soon as tonight,” Netanyahu said. (CNN<\/a>)<\/p>\n

How Kamala Harris\u2019s Tax Returns Compares to Those of Other Candidates<\/strong>. The candidates\u2019 tax returns showed that they earned substantially more than a vast majority of American households. (NY Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the Sexism, Stupid<\/strong>. Why men are dominating the Democratic 2020 primary. (Politico<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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