Home of the Brave….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPwrlKUtpwk (14)
CI: After Trayvon Martin, Revisited
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
“Look at you all…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdE9wxg8YI (9)
Revelations: Bloody Sunday
Documemtary by Stefan Sharff The Impossible Louisiana “Literacy” Test Voter ID Suppresses Minority Voters Pre-SCOTUS Ruling State Voter ID Laws 12 Real Voter Suppression Tactics That May Return The Future of Voting Rights (22)
Marry the Movement #intersectionality #race #gender #class #sexuality #ability #age #markersofdifference
Marry the Movement from Southerners on New Ground (SONG) on Vimeo. From Southerners on New Ground: The Supreme Court of the United States has issued many opinions affecting the lives of marginalized people across the country this week. We know that here in the South our SONG family will be…
CI: The “Criminal” Court and the Needlessly Divided “Left”
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
DOMA Unconstitutional Under Fifth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court overturned DOMA. (10)
Shelby Commentary: What does the Court’s decision mean? #scotus #jimcrow #lawasunfinishedsocialpolicy
Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion in Voting Rights Act, Section 5 (Art Lien) From Scotus Blog: I have called the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) a “sacred symbol” of American democracy. For that reason, the Supreme Court’s momentous decision holding unconstitutional a part of the Act – Section 4, for…