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- NewsMiami Herald
Anti-Israel college protesters claim they’re ‘anti-Zionist,’ not antisemitic. They lie! | Opinion
Pro-Palestinian student protesters’ statements against “Zionism” are antisemitic, even if they deny that. Here’s why. | Opinion
- NewsThe Guardian
Minneapolis backs $150,000 settlement for George Floyd witness’s PTSD lawsuit
Minneapolis city council approves payment to Donald Williams, who tried to intervene to stop police killing in 2020
- NewsThe Telegraph
The Black Lives Matter legal revolution has come crashing down
It’s not a good time to be a Leftist prosecutor in the United States. Pamela Price, the elected District Attorney of Alameda County, will face a recall vote later this year following a massive increase in crime that coincided with her policies of reducing criminal penalties and prosecuting police officers who used lethal force.
- NewsThe New Republic
Don’t Panic About the Supreme Court’s Right to Protest Ruling—Yet
The high court’s decision to leave a controversial lower court decision intact does not necessarily spell doom for First Amendment rights.
- NewsThe New Republic
The Shocking April Holiday That Mississippi Is Still Celebrating
Mississippi still marks Confederate Heritage Month every April.
- NewsThe New Republic
The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Massive Blow to the Right to Protest
The high court declined to hear a case challenging laws in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
- NewsThe Hill
Supreme Court allows police officer’s suit to move forward against Black Lives Matter leader
The Supreme Court allowed a police officer’s lawsuit against a Black Lives Matter leader to move forward Monday. In a brief order, the justices turned away activist DeRay Mckesson’s First Amendment appeal, meaning he must face the lawsuit brought by the anonymous officer who was injured during a 2016 protest. Days after police fatally shot…
- PoliticsThe Hill
Cornel West’s running mate defends calling police ‘same’ as KKK
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West’s running mate, Melina Abdullah, is defending a statement in which she said police were the same as the KKK. Abdullah, named this week as West’s vice presidential candidate, posted on the social platform X in 2015 that “the KKK, the police, and government officials are one in the same.” She…
- NewsKTLA articles
CSULA professor joins Cornel West’s ticket as VP candidate
Academic and activist Cornel West has announced his running mate in his independent bid for the presidency, and she’s a prominent professor and activist herself with ties to Southern California. Melina Abdullah, a professor of pan-African studies at Cal State L.A. and a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, is joining West in his outsider bid […]
- NewsHuffPost
Tennessee Senate Passes Bill That Would Undo Police Reforms Put In Place After Tyre Nichols’ Death
The GOP-led state legislature has voted on a bill that would restrict local governments from passing police reform measures.