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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against State’s GOP-Rigged Legislative Maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state's Republican-gerrymandered state legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the 2024 elections.Voting rights advocate...
UN: Alarming Rise in Trafficking in Persons for Sexual Exploitation in Sudan
Sudan has been at war since mid-April 2023, causing mass displacement of over 9 million people. As the humanitarian crisis continues to deteriorate,...
Man Attacks U.S. Postal Worker in Apparent Hate Crime
47-year-old Kenneth Jerome Pinkney joins a growing list of people charged with hate crimes against Muslims since the escalation of violence in the Middle...
The Scandal That Never Happened
Two years into his 25-year sentence for attempted aggravated rape, Nathan Brown could tell the man sitting across from him — a jailhouse lawyer...
Blacks in Alabama Gain Congressional Seat After Lawsuit Prompts Redrawn Map
Last week, a trio of federal judges chose a new congressional map for Alabama after almost two years of protracted skirmishes in state, federal...
Tenth Annual Wrongful Conviction Day Shines Light on Injustice
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Founded by the Innocence Network, a collective of organizations dedicated to offering pro-bono legal and investigative services for those seeking exoneration,...
‘He Cannot Be Trusted’: Thomas Urged to Recuse From CFPB Case Over Koch Ties
"All justices personally close to proprietors of shady financial services firms-- and billionaires with business before the court-- should recuse themselves, full stop," said...
by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, Propublica.orgProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive...
Racist White Man Fatally Shoots Three Black People at Florida Store
A racist white man killed three black people in a racially motivated attack then killed himself in Jacksonville, Florida.'He hated Black people,' the sheriff...
by Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica.orgFriends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices’ Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire DonorsSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with...



