Police say she isn’t dressed the way a woman “is supposed to dress.” A video showing an unidentified woman being forcibly removed by police officers in North Carolina for “not looking like a woman” is rapidly going viral in the wake of HB2 and the so-called “Bathroom Bills” of North …
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HB 1523, “Religious Liberty Accommodation Act” officially signed into law, as governor indicated he would do last week Allows state employees, corporations, individuals, healthcare providers, and nonprofit organizations to use religion as a justification for discrimination Mississippi’s governor Phil Bryant has officially signed House Bill 1523 into law Tuesday, paving …
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House and Senate have passed HB 1523, “Religious Liberty Accommodation Act” Allows state employees, corporations, individuals, healthcare providers, and nonprofit organizations to use religion as a justification for discrimination In the wake of North Carolina’s outrageous legislation outlawing LGBT protections and prohibiting cities or towns from enacting stricter guidelines, newly …
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The 8-member U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this Wednesday which could reinterpret the Court’s ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey and be the deciding factor in whether women across America have access to legal abortion. Since 1992 Casey has held as the most important Supreme Court decision on abortion since Roe …
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An appeals court in New Orleans ruled on Wednesday that a 2014 anti-abortion law will be upheld in the state of Louisiana. According to abortion rights groups, this order will lead to the closure of three out of four of Louisiana’s remaining abortion clinics. HB 388 was signed into law by …
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On Friday, the Republican-majority Georgia Senate passed a bill to allow legal discrimination of gays and lesbians as part of “religious freedom.” The bill, which passed 38 to 14 along party lines, would allow for faith-based organizations to refuse service to same-sex couples. The bill, which is a hybrid of …
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In a new article at The Atlantic, Mareesa Nicosia examines incidents in public schools where restraint and other punishments have led to serious harm and even death in American public schools. Advocates in Mississippi are calling for it to become the next state to adopt laws and guidelines for a …
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July of last year Troy Goode of Memphis attended a rock concert with his wife in Southaven, Mississippi. As the wife, Kelli Goode was driving her LSD-intoxicated husband home and made a stop, a woman saw him acting erratically and notified police. According to the charges Mrs. Goode is bringing against …
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Via Newsone: “A grand jury in Clarke County, Mississippi has decided not to charge a police officer in the death of Jonathan Sanders, an unarmed Black man who was placed in a chokehold by officer Kevin Herrington last summer. The Clarion-Ledger reports Herrington had reasonable suspicion that Sanders was involved with drug activity, and excessive force …
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