The Justice Department under the 47th president’s administration has lifted a decades-old desegregation order in Louisiana, calling it a “historical wrong” and suggesting similar orders are outdated burdens that should be reevaluated. Critics argue this move signals a dangerous retreat from civil rights enforcement, warning it could accelerate school resegregation and undermine efforts to ensure equitable education.
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Supreme Court’s conservative justices allow Virginia to resume purge of voter registrations
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority granted an emergency appeal from Virginia’s Republican administration to allow the purging of voter registrations, despite a federal judge finding that the state illegally purged more than 1,600 voter registrations in the past two months.
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Here’s what you should know about the marijuana pardons from President Joe Biden
By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com Thousands of citizens now have the opportunity to clear their records of convictions relating to marijuana usage, to include simple and attempted possession charges. This new opportunity was announced by President Biden ahead of the Christmas holiday on Dec. 22 and applies to all cases federally and in the District […]
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty for White supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket
By Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Jan. 12 that they will seek the death penalty against a White supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket. Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty […]
