Happy Monday, folks. I’ve been off the grid for a few days for a desperately needed re-charging. The news all around is dire these days and information overload can be a bit much. A piece will be forthcoming on how acts of kindness to one’s self can be revolutionary and…
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Here we go: Employment Opportunity Commission Ruling Protects Transgender Individuals From Workplace Discrimination “The opinion came in a decision delivered on Monday, April 23, to lawyers for Mia Macy, a transgender woman who claims she was denied employment with the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after the…
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From AmericanProspect: The percentage of Hispanics in Arizona has remained steady since then, at around 30 percent, but the voting age population has increased to 845,000, and now constitutes 19 percent of Arizona residents of voting age, up from 17 percent in 2008. What’s more, intense Republican antagonism—through intrusive, draconian…
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From The Nation: Just when you thought the Arizona legislature was out of bad ideas. SB 1467, newly introduced in the Arizona State Senate, would force schools and universities to suspend, fine, and ultimately fire any teacher or professor who “engage[d] in speech or conduct that would violate the standards…
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From In These Times: It’s not often that human rights and business profits line up on the same side of a political debate, but Alabama is a special place. The Cotton State was not only ground zero for some of the worst abuses under Jim Crow; it was also the…
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The Supreme Court granted cert this morning in United States v. Arizona. Here is the order: ARIZONA, ET AL. V. UNITED STATES The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Justice Kagan has recused herself, leaving…
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From Immigration Prof Blog: In an interesting online article in the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Robert Castro [pdf] analyzes how imageries based on the historical typification of Indians have been projected onto Latina/o immigrant populations that are in the United States without proper documentation. [He] also explore[s] the…
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The Immigration Policy Center has released two “Perspectives” on border enforcement: How to Fix a Broken Border: Hit the Cartels Where It Hurts, part one of a three-part series by Terry Goddard, former Arizona Attorney General, and Guns, Drugs, and Money: Tackling the Real Threats to Border Security, by Josiah…
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