Today on TAP: The legislature already stopped cities from passing laws they don’t like; now they’re claiming they can supersede federal law, too.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority From Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Israeli Civil and Human Rights Degrade in a Time of War
Many have been arrested, public demonstrations have been banned or discouraged—even social media postings have been policed.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What We Can Learn From Falling Crime
The pandemic caused a lot of crime. But police reform can play a part in reducing it as well.
Posted inPolitics
From the Exonerated Five to the New York City Council
Yusef Salaam campaigned on economic justice and housing reform.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Atlanta’s Unrelenting Cop City Crusade
Today on Based, the Atlanta City Council is hell-bent on building a $70 million police playground. It’s the last thing the city needs.
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A Progressive Approach to Crime in Philadelphia
Helen Gym is running for Philly mayor without giving in to war-on-crime temptations.
Posted inPolitics
Returning to the Scene of the Great Police Riot
The Democrats will convention in Chicago next year, and it’s not clear that they’ll get a warm welcome from the cops.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What Defunding the Police Actually Looks Like
Across the country, community alternatives to policing show the way to a more effective and less risky response.
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Parsing Chicago
Today on TAP: What progressives should learn, and what they shouldn’t learn, from Brandon Johnson’s upset victory in the mayoral race