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Redistricting Tactics Threaten to Suppress Black Representation in Louisiana
Louisiana's Black population is growing, but redistricting is carving up communities to dilute their voting power.
Florida Pulls Amendment That Would Force Teachers to Out Students After Uproar
Critics lambasted the amendment by the bill's author as an “all-out attack” on LGBTQ youth in the state.
As Honduras’s New President Seeks End to Narco-State, Will US Stand in Her Way?
Castro’s task of governing will be particularly hard given the levels of corruption the country has been embroiled in.
Paul Farmer Leaves Behind the Legacy of a Global Public Health Movement
Farmer built community health networks to support people in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and beyond.
She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest.
Judges regularly take liberties to get around statutes that are supposed to protect survivors, advocates say.
“War Between Nuclear-Armed Powers Is Not an Option”: Experts Urge Diplomacy
As tensions rise, advocates condemn prospects of both military and economic warfare against Russia.
Promised Debt Relief, Some Black Farmers Instead Get Collection Notices
Farmers and advocates fear massive land loss and foreclosures if a USDA legal muddle doesn't get straightened out.
Biden and Putin Agree “in Principle” to Ukraine Summit Amid Rising Tensions
The White House says preparations for a summit will only proceed if a Russian invasion of Ukraine “hasn't happened.”
Students Say Yale, Stanford and MIT’s Fossil Fuel Investments Are Illegal
Novel legal strategy argues that top schools including Princeton are legally obliged to put the public interest first.
Billionaire Trump Donor John Malone Could Soon Be Calling Shots at CNN
CNN will soon be under the control of someone who appears to want it to follow the “interesting trajectory” of Fox News.