Courts & Law

What Earl Warren Was Thinking

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 2, 2023 An interview with the jurist whose court presided over the major decisions now being undone by a conservative court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watch Kamala Harris Dismantle Joe Biden’s Record on Race

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 28, 2019 During a heated Democratic debate, the California senator confronts the former vice president over his opposition to busing and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

5 Truths Exposed by Kavanaugh’s Rise to the Supreme Court

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 8, 2018 The Senate has given a lifetime appointment to an ideologue and alleged sexual abuser, completing the right's judicial counterrevolution. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Judge Faces Recall Vote Over Light Sentence in Sexual Assault

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 10, 2018 Aaron Persky, who gave a short sentence to a college athlete, is at the center of a public disagreement involving law professors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why the Gun Lobby Is Terrified of the #NeverAgain Movement

Dawson Barrett / Waging Nonviolence Mar 6, 2018 Where adults have failed repeatedly, and many have simply given up, the youth are now leading the charge. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King’s Revolutionary Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 13, 2018 Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Not Your Grandma’s Civil Rights Strategy

By Jon Else / TomDispatch Mar 28, 2017 In one now-historic decade, civil rights organizers brilliantly identified the levers of government power they could seize, but most of those levers are out of reach today. How will modern activists achieve change? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Michelle Obama: Segregation Persists 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2014 First lady Michelle Obama commemorated the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling on race-based school segregation with a sobering speech Friday to graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Upholds Michigan’s Block on Affirmative Action

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 Publicly funded colleges in Michigan still won't be able to take applicants' racial background information into consideration in the admissions process, as the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a referendum that passed in the Great Lakes State in 2006 banning the practice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Schools Are More Segregated Than Ever

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2013 It's been almost 60 years since Brown v. Board of Education, so why are American schools increasingly segregated? According to sociologist Jeremy Fiel, there are a number of factors due to a drastic shift in demographics since the legendary Supreme Court decision. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )