What has the Supreme Court done with your civil rights lately?
Last week, the Supreme Court issued a number of opinions that will affect the civil rights of millions of Americans. First, the court ruled that during DUI arrests, police can take warrantless breathalyzer tests, but not warrantless blood-draws. Second, the court...
Federal appeals court rejects police use of taser against man recovering from diabetic seizure
Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which sets legal precedent for the states of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, ruled that a jury could find that police used unconstitutional excessive force when they tasered a man recovering from a diabetic...
CLDC: Providing legal support for Break Free
For the weekend of May 13 — 15, climate activists, indigenous people, and members of frontline communities came together in Anacortes, WA, for the Northwest’s role in Break Free actions that spanned the globe. Break Free served as a call to break free from...