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Law schools must adopt free speech policies to maintain ABA accreditation
The American Bar Association (ABA) announced Monday it is adding a free speech requirement to its accreditation process for law schools. The ABA’s House of Delegates, in a voice vote, approved a new policy that is meant to combat laws and protests that have disrupted free speech and debate on law school campuses. “The law […]
San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction
The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a pair of controversial public safety proposals on the March 5 ballot, including one that would require single adults on welfare be screened and treated for illegal drug addiction or else lose cash assistance. Mayor London Breed also supports a ballot measure that would grant police more […]
For-profit Tacoma ICE center blocks health and labor inspections
Washington state health and workplace inspectors have repeatedly been denied entry to a for-profit federal immigration detention center in Tacoma, where detainees have filed hundreds of complaints over issues like neglected hygiene, poor food and inadequate medical care. Inspectors attempted to enter the facility under House Bill 1470, a state law passed in 2023 that […]
Immigration Act of 1917 Bans Asians, Other Non-White People from Entering the United States: On this day February 5, 1917
Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917, also known as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act. Intended to prevent “undesirables” from immigrating to the U.S., the act primarily targeted individuals migrating from Asia. Under the act, people from “any country not owned by the United States adjacent to the continent of Asia” were barred from immigrating […]
Louisiana voters sue over state’s new majority-Black congressional district
A group of Louisiana voters has filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging its new majority-Black congressional district is unconstitutional. The group of 12 non-Black voters argue the map, which Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law after a special legislative session , violates the 14th and 15th amendments. “The State has engaged in explicit, racial segregation […]
The Threat to Black History and Its Founding Father
Black history is under attack, and that includes the story of Black History Month’s founder himself. Without historian and activist Carter G. Woodson’s lifelong dedication to ensuring that we celebrate the contributions and positive impact of Black Americans, so much may have been lost. And it is far from certain there would be a month […]
States file brief in lawsuit to force VA to cover gender affirming surgery
A group of states filed a friend of the court brief supporting a transgender veterans group that filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking gender-confirmation surgery for 163,000 transgender veterans. The Transgender American Veterans Association lawsuit , filed last month, seeks an order that the Department of Veterans Affairs act on the […]
Migrants Can Now Get Government Jobs in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul has approved a proposal to reform New York’s workforce, including allowing asylum seekers to get temporary jobs in state government. The initiative is open to anyone in New York who has legal work authorization from the federal government, including American citizens, Green Card holders and migrants. It only applies to temporary positions. […]
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Civil Rights Act In Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution Case
Closed EPA could have led to significant changes in Louisiana’s ‘”Cancer Alley,” records reveal. On Jan. 23, a federal judge in Louisiana barred the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice from enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, on behalf of the residents of St. John’s Parish, Louisiana. The residents of “Cancer […]