President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, which would cut the department’s workforce in half and significantly scale back its functions, potentially putting millions of students’ education and civil rights at risk.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Reintroduces the Neighbors Not Enemies Act to Repeal Alien Enemies Act
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Mazie Hirono have reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, a bill to repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a law steeped in xenophobia and racism, and protect immigrant communities.
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ACLU files lawsuit against Bloomington PD
‘Not only is it an ongoing problem, but it is an ongoing problem that serves to increase racial disparities in our criminal system.’
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Thousands of MN prisoners remain unvaccinated
Prisons are notoriously dangerous places during a viral outbreak, and incarcerated people have been left at the mercy of those at the helm of correctional facilities across the country.
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Federal judge’s order temporarily halts MN law enforcement from arresting, attacking journalists (updated)
A federal judge ruled Friday evening that state law enforcement cannot attack or arrest journalists for covering the current protests.
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There is no such thing as ‘Black Identity Extremists’
At a time when violence by White supremacists is on the rise, the FBI appears to be targeting Black people in a secret intelligence program concerning so-called ‘Black Identity Extremists’ — an inflammatory term for a group that doesn’t even exist.
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Big tech needs to sound the alarm on face recognition
A top Google executive recently sent a shot across the bow of its competitors regarding face surveillance. Kent Walker, the company’s general counsel and senior vice president of global affairs, made it clear that Google — unlike Amazon and Microsoft — will not sell a face recognition product until the technology’s potential for abuse is […]
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Officials can’t target Nike just because they don’t like Kaepernick
Regardless of what officials may think about the protests, the First Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based on the content of their speech and the viewpoints they express.
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Racially biased marijuana sting ends thanks to ‘justice warrior’
Nearly four years ago, the ACLU found Blacks in Minneapolis were 11 times more likely than Whites to be arrested for marijuana possession, despite similar usage rates. As one observer said to the Star Tribune on this latest sting, “They are locking up all these Blacks. What about the White people who are doing it?”