Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/24/legal-scholars-detail-why-dc-statehood-absolutely-constitutional Published on Monday, May 24, 2021 by Common Dreams “When the nation’s leading constitutional scholars come together to affirm that statehood is constitutional, we need to listen,” declared one campaigner. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Activists hold … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): No kid should ever be excluded from playing sports or denied gender-affirming health care they need just for being themselves. But legislatures in over 30 states are trying to do just that–attacking trans kids for … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): I’m Mansoor Adayfi, otherwise known as “441”– my internment serial number (ISN) at the Guantánamo Bay military prison where I spent over 14 terrible years of my life. I wrote more about my story in … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): You’ve probably heard by now that Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. This ruling is accountability, not justice. Justice would be if George Floyd were still alive — and … Continued
Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/civil-rights-social-justice/deb-haaland-can-help-dismantle-the-doctrine-of-discovery-opinion/ By Capital-Star Op-Ed Contributor April 9, 2021 Secretary Deb Haaland, second from right, during her swearing-in ceremony on March 18, 2021, with Vice President Kamala Harris (not pictured). (U.S. Department of the Interior/CC BY-SA 2.0) The doctrine led … Continued
From the Anti-Defamation League (https://www.adl.org/): Anti-Asian hate, bias and violence have significantly increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some prominent voices stoking this hate by broadly blaming Asian people for the spread of the illness. As a … Continued
Congress is about to begin the process of ensuring that the Equal Rights Amendment – which would guarantee the equal legal rights for all Americans regardless of sex – can finally be added to the U.S. Constitution. Last year, the … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Today, we take a fresh breath of air and rejoice at the vision of a better future. Yesterday afternoon, we received word that Miriam Vargas has returned to her Columbus, OH home to be … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): As people of faith, we know how important it is that our laws reflect that all people have dignity. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is unjust and immoral. Last … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): A core commitment of our Faithful Agenda for the first 100 days of the Biden Administration is to affirm Black lives and lay the groundwork for ending systemic racism. Our faith demands that we … Continued