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• Alabama Republicans Apparently Nominated a Child Predator for Senate
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• When Will the Police Killings End?
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• Are Online Threats Protected Speech or Criminal Activity?

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  What should happen if someone threatens to kill you on social media? Are they protected by the First Amendment right guaranteeing the right to freedom of speech, or are they breaking the law? We will soon know now the answer after the Supreme Court rules on a case that may have far reaching ramifications well beyond the single case they are hearing.
• Corporal Punishment is Just a Fancy Name For Legalized Child Abuse

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  When does corporal punishment cross the line into child abuse? This is a question that will garner a different answer from a broad swath of people and one that is not easy to come by. Some people, especially those from an earlier generation, tend to strongly believe in the right to discipline their child in a way they see fit.
• Yes, Even Celebrities Have a Right to Privacy

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  The recent release of photos purportedly showing Jennifer Lawrence and a number of other celebrities naked is a serious breach of privacy that should upset anyone who believes in the ideal that everyone, even celebrities, have an inalienable right to privacy. This right is not something that is given away whenever an individual achieves stardom and it must be protected.

• Senate Moves Forward with Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Jeff Sessions
  	Thu May 18, 2017 | rollingstone.com Bluntly calling out Attorney General Jeff Sessions' hard-line stance on criminal justice as "wrong," a "mistake" and "a...

• Why Are Police Unions Blocking Reform?
  	Mon Sep 12, 2016 | newyorker.com On August 26th, Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for the national anthem,...

• Fatal shootings by police are up in the first six months of 2016, Post ana...
  	Thu Jul 07, 2016 | washingtonpost.com More than 500 have been killed in 2016, as national outrage mounts with recent killings.

• The Chicago Police, Race, and the Legacy of Bettie Jones
  	Wed Apr 20, 2016 | newyorker.com The new report on race and the Chicago Police Department issued last week by a City Hall-appointed task force is, by th...

• ‘Please don’t shoot me,’ unarmed man begs — before being shot dead by Ariz...
  	Wed Mar 30, 2016 | rawstory.com A police report indicates that an unarmed young father of two begged for his life before being shot dead by a police of...

• Maryland High Court Orders Baltimore Officer to Testify Against Other Offi...
  	Tue Mar 08, 2016 | theatlantic.com Maryland’s top court ruled that Officer William Porter, whose trial in Gray's death ended in a hung jury, must test...

• 25 years after Rodney King, video still plays a huge role in holding US po...
  	Thu Mar 03, 2016 | vox.com It's been 25 years since four white Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King, an unarmed black man, as it...

• Ferguson is defiant again in deal with Justice Department
  	Wed Feb 10, 2016 | bigstory.ap.org The federal government was expected to file a civil-rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson on Wednesday, one day a...

• Beyoncé’s Radical Halftime Statement
  	Mon Feb 08, 2016 | theatlantic.com What a perfect Beyoncé song name: “Formation.” All great pop involves people acting in formation. So does all great cha...

• Supreme Court Gives New Hope to Juvenile Lifers, But Will States Deliver?
  	Tue Jan 26, 2016 | theintercept.com On the night before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling Monday in Montgomery v. Louisiana, giving new hope for rel...