Rabbi David J. Cooper has spoken out against the killing of his friend, Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist who was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, and criticized the Israeli government and US for failing to hold violent settlers accountable.
The death penalty is creeping back into California through prosecutors seeking capital punishment in cases like the Half Moon Bay shooting, despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on executions, and the state’s history of racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct.
The Civil Liberties Defense Center argues that systemic racism is intensifying under the current administration, with victims such as George Floyd and Mahmoud Khalil being targeted for their activism and protests, and that the government is already targeting individuals and organizations involved in activism.
Judge Timothy J. Kelly has declined to issue a ruling in the case of 21 men who were granted clemency by President Biden, but are now being transferred to the Supermax prison facility due to alleged political interference from the federal government.
California, along with 16 other states, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars in funding for electric vehicle chargers, which could cost California more than $300 million and eliminate thousands of jobs.
Over 2,100 individuals serving “extreme, outdated, and racially disparate federal prison terms” have been granted commutations by President Joe Biden, with the vast majority being Black men convicted of federal drug offenses.
QUANTICO, VA– The American Civil Liberties Union last week sued the Department of Defense’s school system for…
NEW YORK, NY – The Vera Institute of Justice (VERA), a 64-year-old national justice reform organization, said…
WASHINGTON, DC – Following Monday’s 60th Presidential Inauguration, the Mercury News reported Donald Trump withdrew the U.S….
WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the “Nation’s highest civilian honor”…
SACRAMENTO, CA – “Death penalty opponents on Monday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute the sentences…
WASHINGTON DC – The White House released a statement Monday announcing President Joe Biden is taking action…
WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden this week signed U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s “Federal Prison Oversight Act”…
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By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A three-judge panel Monday affirmed the dismissal of an…
By Aria Jalan ATLANTA, GA – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Thursday took the…
By Shaolien Chen-Graf LOS ANGELES, CA – The California death penalty, in practice, is racist—but it’s much…
By Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Palestinians, Palestinian-Americans and pro-Palestinian human rights organizations have recently filed…
By Cindy Chen WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, among other civil rights and immigrant rights organizations, this…
By Cindy Chen VALLEY FORGE, PA – In a speech commemorating the third anniversary of the Jan….