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Federal Judge Rules Gruesome Medical Neglect in Arizona Prisons Violates Eighth Amendment

"No legitimate humane system would operate in this manner," the judge concluded.

Reason · Jul 1, 2022

Boston Community Leaders Call For Fully-Funded Cannabis Equity Program And More Diversity

Social equity advocates in Boston released a letter to state Senate President Karen Spilka citing an “urgent need to support local entrepreneurs and reform local cannabis licensing.”

Benzinga · Jul 1, 2022

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

‘Coercive and arbitrary’: New report details US prison labour

Imprisoned workers face disciplinary actions if they won’t perform tasks, ACLU says, and often receive little or no pay.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2022

Boycotts Aren't Protected Speech, Rules Appeals Court

Plus: Employers sue over Florida's Stop WOKE Act, how inflation erodes financial privacy, and more...

Reason · Jun 23, 2022

The ACLU Is Struggling To Find Its Identity In Post-Trump America

Despite its opposition to gun rights for individuals, the ACLU's drift away from its core mission resembles the NRA's recent trajectory.

Reason · Jun 20, 2022

Amber Heard grilled by Savannah Guthrie over being ‘caught in a lie’ about donating $7m divorce settlement

Aquaman actress came under intense scrutiny during the six-week defamation trial after it emerged that she had not yet donated the full $7m settlement to charity

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Juneteenth Is a Celebration for Everyone

Plus: Fentanyl copaganda, the perils of antitrust populism, a January 6 meme is born, and more...

Reason · Jun 17, 2022

Johnny Depp trial juror says Amber Heard’s ‘ice cold’ testimony was perceived as ‘crocodile tears’

‘All of us were very uncomfortable… she would answer one question and she would be crying and two seconds later she would turn ice cold… some of us used the expression “crocodile tears”,’ says the male juror

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance

New report by American Civil Liberties Union says incarcerated laborers are either poorly compensated or not at all

The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2022