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Justice
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Progressives urge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swift confirmation to federal appeals court
Demand Justice has taken out ads supporting Jackson, who is also thought to top Biden’s Supreme Court shortlist.
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Carol Anderson sees a threat to Black Americans in the Second Amendment’s origins
The Emory professor talks about who gets to bear arms, and who gets perceived as a citizen
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In Tulsa and beyond, Biden tasks Black women with fighting the legacy of inequity
Harris, Fudge and Rice are among the administration leaders tackling intractable and politically divisive priorities.
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Val Demings makes the case for a statewide run
The Florida Democrat talks to The 19th’s Errin Haines about legislation on policing and voting, that testy exchange with Jim Jordan and what could be next for her politically.
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Three transgender people allege abuse in Miami-Dade jail
In a letter, groups representing the three transgender people lay out their allegations while in detention and call for reform.
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Vanita Gupta confirmed to key Justice Department job in narrow Senate vote
Gupta will be the first woman of color and civil rights attorney to serve as associate attorney general. Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined with Democrats in the vote.
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'We can’t protect them': Mothers on what it means to have Black children in America
Experts say police brutality is a reproductive health issue that can leave lasting imprints on a community’s health.
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Black women congressional leaders call for Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris added their voices to the effort to move the bill forward.
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A woman-majority jury convicted Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd
After nearly a month of testimony, a mixed-race jury of seven women and five men found the former police officer who killed George Floyd guilty on three counts.
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Pamela Turner’s family sues Texas city over fatal police shooting
Turner was killed in Baytown, Texas, by an officer in May 2019. His trial is due to start next month.