St. Louis Blacks 18 Times More Likely than Whites to Be Arrested for Marijuana Possession
In St. Louis, black people are 18 times more likely to be arrested than whites for the crime of marijuana possession, according to a new..
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Supreme Court Rules Against Patenting Human Genes
Jacob Chamberlain, Common Dreams The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a victory for..
Maryland v. King: Supreme Court Approves Warrantless Police DNA Collection; Scalia Joins Liberals in Dissent
In a 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court has affirmed the right of police to collect DNA samples from everyone arrested– but not charged..
Ashlynn Avery Allegedly Arrested & Beaten for Dozing in Class
Courthouse News Service After a diabetic high school student fell asleep in study hall, the school police officer slammed her face into a..
Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Not Read Miranda Rights
Civil liberties advocates have decried the decision to deny the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect his Miranda Rights as..
West Virginia High School Student Katelyn Campbell Protests ‘Slut-Shaming’ Abstinence Crusader Pam Stenzel
A West Virginia high school student is seeking an injunction against her principal after he allegedly threatened to contact the college she..
Bayli Silberstein, Bisexual Florida 8th-Grader, Fights for Gay-Straight Alliance at Carver Middle School
A bisexual Florida eighth-grader’s efforts to start a Gay-Straight Alliance at her middle school– and the school’s..
ACLU Secures Release of LaRue Ford, Michigan Woman Jailed 11 Days for Swearing to Herself
A Michigan woman spent 11 days behind bars for cursing to herself in a county clerk’s office before a retiring superior court judge..
GITMO Judge James Pohl Orders Blackout of All 9/11 Terror Suspects’ Torture Testimony
The judge presiding over the Guantánamo Bay military commission 9/11 trial has approved a government request to censor all testimony from..
UC Davis Agrees to $1 Million Settlement in ‘Occupy’ Pepper Spray Incident
In a victory for victims of police brutality during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration last year, the University of California, Davis has..
