Alabama’s Volunteer Lawyer Programs address shortcomings in civil justice
Limited Access to Civil Law Aid in Alabama In Alabama, access to affordable civil law aid is still pretty limited, especially since almost 30% of its residents live below the federal poverty line. The state doesn’t allocate public funding for civil aid, which really puts pressure on organizations like the five volunteer lawyer programs operating […]
Civil Rights Organization Calls on HHS to Review Hundreds of Possibly Discriminatory Grants
Concerns Over Discriminatory Grants by HHS A letter obtained by the Daily Call News Foundation raises alarms from civil rights organizations about the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continuing to fund hundreds of grants that may be discriminatory. According to the Equal Protection Project (EPP), there are over 700 ongoing grants aimed at […]
Governor Ivey names Judge Benjamin Bowden to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
Gov. Ivey Appoints Judge Borden to Alabama Court of Civil Appeals On Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey appointed Judge Benjamin M. Borden to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Borden will take over for Justice Bill Lewis, who has been appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court following Judge Jay Mitchell’s recent resignation. Mitchell stepped down earlier […]
Funding for Harvard University in Jeopardy Following Trump Administration’s Ruling on Civil Rights Violations Against Students
The Trump administration has issued a warning that federal funding for Harvard University remains jeopardized. This comes after the university was cited in a letter for allegedly violating civil rights laws. In correspondence to President Alan Gerber, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Civil Rights Office stated that the university has shown “intentional […]
Civil rights attorney to sue Knox County sheriff, UT Medical over deaths of Black men
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who raised FIST, stands with the families of counsel Troy Jones and David Butts and Davon Saint-Germain on the far right. (Photo: Angela Dennis) Civil rights attorney Ben Crump visited Knoxville Wednesday to discuss the lawsuit against Knox County and the University of Tennessee Medical Center over the deaths of […]
House Committee Opens Investigation Into ‘Harvard’s Disregard’ For Civil Rights, Letter Says
The House Committee on Surveillance and Government Reform announced Thursday that it had released an investigation into alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act after rejecting the Trump administration’s request to address anti-Semitism on campus. Committee chair James Kommer and House Republican leader Ellis Stefanik are calling for documents to be submitted relating to anti-Semitic […]
Bill to give Tennessee AG civil rights oversight draws Democratic pushback over partisanship
“He has not been proven to be a complaint-free, independent agency or appointee,” said Sen. Charlan Oliver, a Democrat from Nashville, who has introduced a bill that will hand over an investigation into discrimination complaints against Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skulmetti. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) The bill, which dissolved Tennessee’s independent civil rights watchdog and […]
Trump Education Department Says Maine Violated Civil Rights Laws By Allowing Men In Women’s Sports
The Department of Education (ED) announced Wednesday that the Maine Department of Education has been found in violation of Civil Rights Act to continue allowing men to compete in women’s sports. Edited The investigation has begun After a public vomit between President Donald Trump and Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills, he entered the state in […]
JD Foster: Democrats’ Trump Hatred Blew Up In Their Faces During Gov’t Funding Civil War
in “Godfather Part IIIMichael Corleone tells his nephew. It clouds your judgment. ” Corleone’s Wisdom is fully on display as he watched Democrats’ mist-bound performance in the recent fight for Continuous Budget Resolution (CR). Why do politicians never learn Corleone’s lessons? It’s okay to make all your feelings public, and Democrats are good at this. […]
Bill to bar Tennessee immigrants from filing civil lawsuits sets stage for exploitation • Tennessee Lookout
In 2008, she was pulled for a regular traffic violation, along with two children in a car, nine months pregnant. Instead of receiving the quote, Vilgas, originally from Mexico and living in Tennessee since 1996, was arrested. When she entered labor two days after her arrest, she was tied to a hospital bed. She returned […]
