• Americans reflect on end of slavery for Juneteenth

    Americans reflect on end of slavery for Juneteenth

    Jun 19, 2023 01:25 PM EDT

    ... Catholic church in Detroit devoted its service to urging parishioners to take a deeper look at the lessons from the holiday. “In order to have justice we must work for peace. And in order to have peace we must work for justice,” John Thorne, executive director of the Detroit Catholic ...

  • County board reinstates expelled Democratic lawmaker Justin Pearson to Tennessee House

    County board reinstates expelled Democratic lawmaker Justin Pearson to Tennessee House

    Apr 12, 2023 06:57 PM EDT

    ... execution methods. The speaker’s office declined to specify the reason for removing him from the committee. Rep. Paul Sherrell was taken off the Criminal Justice Committee and transferred to another, and was “very agreeable” to the change, Sexton spokesperson Doug Kufner said.Sherrell, who is white, later apologized for ...

  • California Sen. Feinstein won't run for reelection, leaves open field for replacement

    California Sen. Feinstein won't run for reelection, leaves open field for replacement

    Feb 14, 2023 07:29 PM EDT

    ... a liberal rival for the seat over her, with some delegates complaining Feinstein had been in Washington too long and hadn’t stood strong enough for immigrants. She infuriated liberals in 2020 when she closed out confirmation hearings for Justice Amy Coney Barrett with an embrace of Senate Judiciary Committee ...

  • Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri's abortion ban

    Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri's abortion ban

    Jan 19, 2023 07:55 PM EDT

    ... new majority to approve anti-abortion measures In Indiana, lawyers for five anonymous women — who are Jewish, Muslim and spiritual — and advocacy group Hoosier Jews for Choice have argued that state’s ban infringes on their beliefs. Their lawsuit specifically highlights the Jewish teaching that a fetus becomes a living ...

  • Peruvian judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president

    Peruvian judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president

    Dec 16, 2022 06:21 PM EDT

    ... a handwritten letter shared Wednesday with The Associated Press by his associate, Mauro Gonzales, Castillo asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intercede for his “rights and the rights of my Peruvian brothers who cry out for justice.” The commission investigates allegations of human rights violations and litigates ...

  • News Wrap: Akron declares state of emergency after police killing of unarmed Black man

    News Wrap: Akron declares state of emergency after police killing of unarmed Black man

    Jul 04, 2022 10:50 PM EDT

    ... who fired the shot that killed Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. State Department spokesman Ned Price said today bullet damage prevented ballistic experts from reaching a conclusion. U.S. investigators said gunfire from IDF positions was likely responsible for her death, but found no reason to believe it was ...

  • Lawsuit against Texas abortion ban 'effectively over'

    Lawsuit against Texas abortion ban 'effectively over'

    Mar 11, 2022 07:37 PM EDT

    ... whether medical licensing officials had an enforcement role under the law known as Senate Bill 8, and therefore, could be sued by clinics that are reaching for any possible way to halt the restrictions. But writing for the court, Justice Jeffrey Boyd said those state officials have no enforcement authority ...

  • ‘You don’t teach prejudice by discussing its existence.’ How to talk to children about race and discrimination.

    ‘You don’t teach prejudice by discussing its existence.’ How to talk to children about race and discrimination.

    Dec 27, 2021 08:46 PM EDT

    ... problem is that many people do not know that history, especially in places where ethnic studies is not taught. Mui has long been the advisor for his school’s Asian Pacific American club and a Metro Detroit Asian American youth leadership initiative sponsored by American Citizens for Justice. During the ...

  • Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case

    Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case

    Dec 08, 2021 11:45 PM EDT

    John Yang: But that faith-based teaching is also why the state wouldn't allow tuition payments for Olivia, who graduated earlier this year and is now in college. So, the Carsons, backed by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian group, sued, saying that violated their First Amendment rights to ...

  • Romney OKs voting on Supreme Court nominee

    Romney OKs voting on Supreme Court nominee

    Sep 22, 2020 03:33 PM EDT

    Before joining the 7th Circuit, she had made her mark in law primarily as an academic at the University of Notre Dame, where she received a law degree and later began teaching at age 30. She clerked at the Supreme Court for conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, worked at the Miller ...