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Keep Them Home: Why Biden Must Grant Clemency to Everyone on CARES Act Home Confinement

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By Tena-Lesly Reid, Civil RightsIn April 2020, then-Attorney…

How the United States Can Earn its Leadership on Human Rights at Home and Abroad

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By Civil RightsCulminating on International Human Rights…

How a Supreme Court Decision Limiting Access to Abortion Could Harm the Economy and Women’s Well-Being

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Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court as the court revisits…

It’s Time to End the Racist and Unjustified Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

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By Civil RightsLast month marked 35 years since President…

Rittenhouse Verdict Flies in the Face of Legal Standards for Self-Defense

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People holding signs march in Brooklyn against the acquittal…

Groups Call for Transparency Regarding Abuse and Mistreatment of Black Immigrants in Detention

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By Tsion Gurmu, Legal Manager and Staff Attorney at the Black…

Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism

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NY DOB employee inspects a house where people were killed when…

Jail-Based Voting Rights Are a Key Part of Criminal-Legal Reform

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By Imani Brooks, Civil RightsRoughly 750,000 Americans are…

Reclaiming ‘Missing’ Children: They Don’t Fail – the System Fails Them

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By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC As a New York City public high school…

US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants is Part of a Long, Troubled History

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Protest at the UN headquarters to stop Haitian deportations.…

White Supremacy, With a Tan

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By John Blake, CNN(CNN) - Cutting taxes for the rich helps…

Groundbreaking Analysis of Hate Crime Laws Finds Limitations and Opportunities in the Face of Rising Hate Violence

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By SPL CenterWith a rise in hate violence across the country, a…

Opinion: Merrick Garland: It is Time for Congress to act Again to Protect the Right to Vote

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A young Black woman demonstrator at a rally at the Capitol protests…