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Biden Administration says long Covid can be Considered a Disability Under Law

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By Maeve Sheehey and Rebecca Rainey, PoliticoThe Biden administration…

Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana at the Federal Level

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By Victoria FalkJust a few months after New York’s Governor,…

Gillibrand, Joined by Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation

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Brooklyn, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined…

Police Body Cams and Your Miranda Rights: Another Reason to Invoke the Fifth

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Just about every U.S. citizen knows their Miranda Rights. They've…

Congress Must act to Correct Flaws in the First Step Act

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By Eric Gonzalez and Kassandra Frederique, The HillA unanimous…

Life After George Floyd’s Death has Changed and yet it’s Still the Same

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People pray and take a knee for nine minutes and 29 seconds in…

A year after George Floyd’s death, Black women urgently need new tools to safeguard our people from police

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People in Downtown Los Angeles protest the brutal Police killing…

FTC, CFPB Send Notice Letters to Landlords Regarding Pandemic Eviction Moratorium

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Seal of the Federal Trade Commission in downtown Washington,…

Outrage in Georgia: Civil rights groups sue to block state’s shameful new voter suppression law

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By SPLCA coalition of civil rights groups including the Southern…

How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men

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By Akilah Johnson and Nina Martin, Pro Publica The Rev. Dr.…

Attorney General James Urges U.S. Senate to Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021

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NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Illinois…

States Must Keep Our Elections Free and Fair

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By Hannah Fried, Civil RightsRecent baseless attacks on our…

Advocates Win Federal Court Appointment of Special Master to Oversee ICE Custody Releases

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A federal court last night granted civil…