Intent vs. Impact: Recent Landmark Supreme Court Decisions

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States. In the legal system of the United States, the Supreme Court is the final interpreter of federal constitutional law. This week the court issued three landmark decisions. The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a major victory on Thursday...

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The Supreme Court-How it Works

The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in the United States. It was set up by the founding fathers of the United States in the third article of the Constitution.  The court is made up of nine members, called justices. There is one chief justice and eight associate justices. They are appointed by the president and can serve on the Supreme...

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A Thousand Days Waiting: Kalief Browder's Ordeal

When I heard the story of Kalief Browder, I was first shocked, then, angry, and finally saddened. My thoughts went instantly to my seventeen year old grandson, Mekhi, and then to my nephews Cameron and Christian, twenty-five and twenty-two respectively. I realized once again that this story could be their story and then I got on my knees and...

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NYC Pays $100 Million in Firefighter Bias Suit

Awareness of the lack of diversity in police departments across the nation has captured the public’s attention. For example, although African Americans are 67% of the population in Ferguson, MO, only 6% of the police force is African American. In Cleveland, OH, Blacks are 53% of the population yet only 25% of the police force. In New York...

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NY Times Summer Reading List: Alternatives

Jason Parham, writer for The Gawker, congratulates Janet Maslin’s annual summer reading list for the New York Times for, at long last, achieving 100% whiteness. “Maslin’s book selections for summer 2015 all have one glaring fact in common: each author is—wait for it... wait for it—white.” Here’s the list’s diversity performance from past years: 2012:...

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