Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana state troopers can be seen on a dark roadside stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologizes for...
Tip from dental office leads to arrest in US Capitol breach
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York man has been charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol after a...
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
<p>It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states...
Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended
ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday appointed a panel to determine whether a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in...
Tip from dental office leads to arrest in US Capitol breach
<p>BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York man has been charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol after a...
Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that...
Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79
<p>NEW YORK — Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American...
Activists seek 30-day review of Indiana redistricting plan
INDIANAPOLIS — Voting rights activists are calling on Indiana legislative leaders to give the public a month for reviewing proposed new congressional and state...
Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended
<p>ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday appointed a panel to determine whether a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in...
‘Let’s Make a Slave’ lesson lawsuit dismissed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last fall against the Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an...