U.S.
Supreme Court rules today: Trump is not above the law!
July 9, 2020But in earlier rulings this week the Court gives him wins by dealing severe blows to the rights of women and workers.
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As coronavirus rages, official jobless numbers near 33 million
July 9, 2020Daily U.S. infections higher than at any point in pandemic as 2.3 million more apply for unemployment benefits.
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Illinois Supreme Court rules Chicago police can’t destroy disciplinary records
July 8, 2020Disciplinary records are public property, and the Chicago cops can’t use their contract to cover up their past transgressions, the justices decreed, 6-1.
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Minnesota protesters demand justice for Isak Aden, Somali-American man killed by police
July 6, 2020Justice Squad and Take a Knee Nation are teaming up to bring mothers and family members of those who have lost their lives to police violence to a July 12 march on the state capitol.
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Oakland demonstrators say, ‘Black Trans Lives Matter!’
July 6, 2020“We’re in a time of change,” David J, one of the organizers, told us. “If we’re struggling for humanity, then we must fight to include everyone, including members of the Black trans community.”
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