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Social Justice

Rachel Mitchell, head of the Special Victims Division of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, is on leave as she heads to Washington, D.C., to assist the Senate Judiciary Committee with a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
(Maricopa County Attorney's Office)
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Courts & Law

Sex crimes prosecutor picked for Kavanaugh hearing brings decades of experience

Rachel Mitchell is head of the sex crimes unit at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh leaves his home on Wednesday in Chevy Chase, Md. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Judiciary Committee reviews new sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh

The Senate Judiciary Committee is reviewing a statement from a third woman who has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations.

7 years ago

Women and allies gathered in Center City Philadelphia as part of a national walkout to show support for Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, two women who claim Supreme Court Judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted them. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Hearing on Kavanaugh allegations puts #MeToo to the test

Advocates say the handling of the complaints shows how far the movement still has to go.

7 years ago

Derrick Eberhart, whose brother was murdered, sits  on his front porch in Nicetown (Philadelphia Tribune/John Mitchell)
Community
Broke in Philly

Breaking poverty: Crime, poverty often linked

Three of the poorest ZIP codes in the city are responsible for almost a third of the city’s homicides since January 2013.

7 years ago

Rabbi Linda Holtzman, center, led a Tashlich ceremony in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. (Darryl C. Murphy for WHYY)
Community

In Philly, ‘Abolish ICE’ protests meet the Jewish high holidays

In Philadelphia, demonstrators gathered Sunday to use a Jewish tradition to protest ICE’s enforcement of immigration policy and urge the agency to repent.

7 years ago

Radio Times

The psychology of good people

Guest: Dolly Chugh We are all biased — so social scientists tell us. Even the most well-intentioned ...

Air Date: September 14, 2018 10:00 am

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick talks to the media at a news conference an NFL preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Community

Kaepernick has new deal with Nike

Colin Kaepernick has a new deal with Nike, even without having a job in the NFL.

7 years ago

Lori Alhadeff and Ryan Petty, left, are seen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after turning in their paperwork to run for the Broward County School Board in May. Both parents had a 14-year-old daughter who was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Community

Mother of Parkland victim wins school board seat: ‘I won’t stop’ until kids are safe

"When my daughter was brutally shot down with an AR-15 gun, I switched to become a Democrat."

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh leaves the office Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Kavanaugh’s civil rights views studied ahead of confirmation

Civil rights organizations that have been combing through Kavanaugh's 300-plus decisions during 12 years as a federal appeals court judge.

7 years ago

San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Seattle, in September 2016. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

NFL arbitrator moves Colin Kaepernick’s ‘collusion’ grievance to formal hearing

Kaepernick’s allegation that the NFL colluded to deny him a contract as punishment for his lead role in player protests will get a formal hearing.

7 years ago

Gov. Jerry Brown holds a copy of a bill to end bail he signed Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, co-authored by state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, third from right, and Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, right, makes California the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial. It goes into effect in October 2019. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
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Courts & Law

California becomes first state to end cash bail after 40-year fight

7 years ago

State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations. (Min Xian / Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Following clergy report, Pa. lawmaker proposes new penalties for failure to report abuse

State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations.

7 years ago

In June, Muslim kids were asked to leave the Foster Brown Pool in Wilmington because of  what they were wearing. Now, the city has paid $50,000 to settle a discrimination claim. (Image via Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Pool incident sparks religious discrimination lawsuit against Wilmington

A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Wilmington after a teacher and her young Muslim students were asked to leave a public pool b ...

7 years ago

The planned demonstrations are in response to a riot that resulted in seven deaths in April at Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina. (Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR)
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Courts & Law

Inmates plan to hold 2-week strike at prisons across U.S.

Inmates at prisons across the U.S. are expected to stage a two-week strike beginning Tuesday to demand better living conditions and prison reform.

7 years ago

Police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as
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Community

After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus

Demonstrators toppled "Silent Sam," a monument dedicated to fallen Civil War-era soldiers.

7 years ago

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