Michael Lissner June 21, 2016 We’ve talked many times in the past about how difficult PACER is to use and about what you can do to help fix PACER. As we gear up for our new PACER Clearinghouse, we’re writing a few more posts about PACER so that people can wrap their minds around just how bad it is. Today, I want to talk briefly about how the PACER search...
Editor’s note: The state continues to weaponize rap lyrics to throw the book at young Black men, in particular. In 2017, a Louisiana judge told the artist YoungBoy Never Broke Again, then 17 years old, that his lyrics were making people die. “Your genre has normalized violence,” the judge continued. Today, we’re witnessing a similar attack, as...
This story was originally published by Truthout. An attorney for three activists opposed to a planned $72.8 million police training center that opponents have dubbed “Cop City” tells Truthout her clients are facing felony charges of intimidation of an officer and misdemeanor stalking after two of them placed flyers on mailboxes in Bartow County, Georgia...