The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is the other player in the U.S. attorney scandal.
Law & Justice
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Fighting to Release Prisoners From a COVID-19 Death Sentence
The Bureau of Prisons knows they need to release people to stop the spread of COVID-19. So why aren’t they?
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The Revolt of the Judges
The Trump administration has ordered immigration court judges to reject more applicants and speed up trials—and it wants to bust the judges’ union.
Posted inCoronavirus
Social Distancing, Racism, and Protecting People in a Pandemic Without the Police
With African Americans and Latinos increasingly targeted for violations, communities must devise new ways to handle social-distancing mandates.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril
From Lincoln to Obama, we have seen periods of racial progress before. Dare we be optimistic that this one will prove durable and systemic?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
For LGBTQ Americans, the Work on Discrimination Isn’t Over
Despite the Supreme Court’s resounding decision this week, full equality will still have to be fought for in courts and in Congress.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Police Abolitionists Are Seizing the Moment
Police abolitionists say piecemeal reforms have been tried and didn’t work. They want to use this moment of resistance to center more radical change.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Saves DACA, for Now
Chief Justice Roberts joins the Court’s liberals in ruling that the government failed to follow legal procedures in terminating the program protecting Dreamers from deportation.
