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Knight Institute Demands Attorney General Direct Armed Officers Deployed in DC to Display Identities and Agency Affiliations

by Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

WASHINGTON— The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today sent a letter to Attorney General William P. Barr demanding that he direct officers who have been deployed to police or monitor the ongoing protests to wear badges or other markers displaying their agency affiliations, their identification numbers, and their names. Some of the heavily […]

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In rare letter, CPJ board calls on U.S. local authorities to halt arrests, assaults on journalists

by Committee to Protect Journalists June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

UN experts condemn modern-day racial terror lynchings in US and call for systemic reform and justice

by UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Warren, Krishnamoorthi, Booker, and Jeffries Demand Answers From AG Barr On Use Of Non-Identifiable DOJ Security Forces In Response To Protests

by Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Engel, Maloney, Menendez, Connolly & Castro Statement on IG Linnick’s Interview

by House Committee on Foreign Affairs June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

Study Shows Impact of Driver Licensing Restrictions on Immigrant Farmworkers

by State University of New York at Geneseo June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

The U.S. Stands Alone in Explicitly Basing Coronavirus-Linked Immigration Restrictions on Economic Grounds

by Muzaffar Chishsti and Sarah Pierce, Migration Policy Institute June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

HASC Chairman Smith Demands Answers on the Apparent Militarization of America

by House Armed Services Committee Democrats June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

President Trump Tramples the Right to Protest, Says Amnesty

by Amnesty International USA June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

Amid the Pandemic’s Massive Job Dislocation in the U.S., Female Immigrants and Latinos Are Among the Hardest Hit

by Migration Policy Institute June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

US Should Investigate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program, Says Human Rights Watch

by Human Rights Watch June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

Attorneys for George Floyd’s family speak about preliminary findings of an independent autopsy (VIDEO)

by YubaNet June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

HHS Emails Demonstrate Trump Admin Promotes Little-Used Fertility Awareness Method Over Effective Birth Control

by Campaign for Accountability June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Racism and economic inequality have predisposed black workers be most hurt by coronavirus pandemic

by Economic Policy Institute June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Small Rural Businesses Fight for Bailout Aid

by April Simpson, Stateline June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Harris, Jeffries Demand Answers on Manafort & Cohen’s Home Confinement While Vulnerable Individuals Remain Incarcerated

by Office of Sen. Kamala D. Harris June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

National Parks Irresponsible Refusal to Enforce Distancing

by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd

by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

Merkley Slams Trump’s Self-Defeating Retreat from the WHO

by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

Trump Administration Sued for Illegally Seizing Millions of Dollars in Tax Refunds from Thousands of Student Borrowers in Violation of CARES Act

by Democracy Forward May 29, 2020May 29, 2020