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Feb 07 2024
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City of Akron settles civil rights lawsuit with Jayland Walker protesters
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The City of Akron has reached a settlement in a civil rights lawsuit with Jayland Walker protesters. According to a news release, the city agreed to pay $747,000 to the plaintiffs. Jayland Walker, 25, of Akron, was shot and killed by Akron police on June 27, 2022 after an attempted traffic stop. There were multiple protests throughout the city after the shooting. “
WOIO 19Jan 31 2024
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Iowans cheer as bill removing gender identity from civil rights law fails
DES MOINES — Iowa House lawmakers will not advance a bill that would have removed gender identity protections from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. All three members of a House Judiciary subcommittee said they will not sign off on moving the bill forward, following roughly an hour of testimony from transgender Iowans, school safety advocates, attorneys and civil rights activists. Individuals packed
Cedar Rapids GazetteMar 17 2024
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Civil rights activists afraid Fort Collins City Council is trying to silence them with updated rules
A special session meeting of the Fort Collins City Council to discuss changing meeting rules is scheduled for Monday night. That meeting has civil rights activists afraid that the city council is trying to silence them. On Tuesday, the scheduled Fort Collins City Council meeting barely got going when it was interrupted. Protestors wanting the council to pass a resolution calling for a
CBS News (Online)Apr 22 2024
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Civil Air Patrol cadet caption chosen for leadership academy
Cadet Capt. Aimee Calvert is the first cadet from the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol to be selected for Civic Leadership Academy, a week-long National Cadet Special Activity where cadets from across the nation go to Washington, D.C., to learn about the U.S. government. The academy teaches cadets about their civic duties, government systems and some American history. Part of the activities
The Times-PicayuneMay 05 2016
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DOJ To North Carolina: Your Bathroom Bill Violates The Civil Rights Act
Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, and Pearl Jam fired the initial salvos in North Carolina’s transgender bathroom bill drama. Now, the Department of Justice has made a call too—the bill violates the Civil Rights Act.
TownhallFeb 25 2024
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Faith and civil rights groups rally against Idaho's first execution since 2012
Civil rights advocates and communities of faith from across the state are holding organized protests in opposition to the first execution in Idaho since 2012. Thomas Creech is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, Feb. 28 for the murder of fellow inmate David Jensen in 1995. The "Conversations About the Death Penalty" event took place on Friday at the Ahavath Beth Israel synagogue in Boise
KBOI 2Mar 19 2024
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Maine AG files civil rights complaint alleging Harpswell men spray painted racist, antisemitic messages
A civil rights complaint filed Tuesday alleges a father and son from Harpswell spray-painted racist and antisemitic messages across several towns in January. BRUNSWICK, Maine — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Tuesday he has filed a civil rights complaint against two Harpswell residents alleging they spray-painted racist and antisemitic messages in multiple Cumberland County towns
News Center MaineJan 31 2024
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Iowans erupt in cheers as lawmakers kill bill removing gender identity as a civil right
Iowans waved rainbow pride flags and erupted in cheers in the Iowa Capitol hallway Wednesday afternoon as lawmakers announced they would were killing a bill that would have removed gender identity protections from the state's civil rights law. All three members of an Iowa House subcommittee that considered House File 2082 Wednesday said they would not advance it to the full House Judiciary
Des Moines RegisterApr 19 2024
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The Cannabis Civil War: Hemp vs. Marijuana
With federal legalization of pot indefinitely stalled, hemp products have bloomed into a $28 billion gray industry determined to get America high—legally. a building formerly owned by the pharmaceutical company Roche, in an industrial neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, a state where marijuana is still illegal, a former high school quarterback with a college degree in biochemistry is
Forbes