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NY Prison Officials Refuse to Comply with Law Limiting Solitary Confinement A rights group argues the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with the law.

The New York Civil Liberties Union says the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with a court order restricting the use of solitary confinement. The NYCLU’s filing with the state Supreme Court is the latest development in a yearslong battle.

The collapse of Common Cause’s vision for US democracy And a real dilemma for reformers. State-by-state redistricting reform led to "unilateral disarmament" for Democrats. That's a warning to Pro Rep advocates

Words like democracy and reform get thrown around a lot. democracysos.substack.com/p/the-collap...

What the actual…

If I’ve decided as I’m approaching 44 that I only want to listen to the velvet underground does that inherently mean something? and is that something good? bad? both? neither?

I’m amazed she hasn’t yet since I don’t really censor much, but still — shouting on repeat certainly guarantees it.

Protests where chants of “f*ck ___” (insert jerk here) feature prominently really hit differently when you’re marching with a preschooler.

With Trump's crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.

Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

tweet from Susan Rice @AmbassadorRice: Every Senate Dem. should vote NO on cloture and NO on the CR. No self-respecting Democratic lawmaker who takes his or her responsibility to their constituents and the constitution seriously can vote for this despicable Trump/Musk power grab CR. Why should Dems roll over and play dead when they were completely cut out and presented with a shit sandwich? Why give Trump a bipartisan imprimatur to gut the government? WTF? @SenSchumer please grow a spine. And quickly.

anti-establishment crusader uhhh Susan Rice

As an alum, I am embarrassed of Northwestern.

Why are we body-shaming a beaver??

What?! @durbin.senate.gov Please stand up for Illinoisans and vote NO!

BREAKING: Hundreds of U.S. Jews and friends are taking over the Trump Tower to say: Come for one, face us all.

Banning paper from prisons is a bad idea - Chicago Reader Opinion: Depriving incarcerated people of paper would limit educational opportunities and communication with loved ones.

“Do you want to know why going paperless and restricting mail doesn’t work? Because most drugs are brought into the prison by the people who work here. At Stateville, staff had been fired for bringing in drugs, selling cell phones, or having sex with prisoners.”

Look I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this but if you’re a liberal and the president is like “We are going to detain and deport this guy for protesting” the correct response is not “Protesting what?”

Chicago Women In Trades Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's 'Anti-Diversity' Executive Orders The nonprofit argues that President Trump's anti-DEI executive orders are sowing confusion and stifling free speech. A Baltimore federal judge paused much of the orders in response to an earlier…

Chicago Women in Trades filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s "anti-diversity" executive orders.

The EEOC exists to fight discrimination. Fired official fears a hobbling under Trump Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology.

Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical ideology."

NYT editorial: America will regret Trump’s attacks on transgender citizens

Does the Times regret its contributions to those attacks?

Age range for this one?

questions from federal workers who are currently under attack I am being inundated with letters from federal employees and others affected by the new administration’s changes in the last week — which have included

A lot of good resources listed here.

I just can’t even comprehend the fear folks are feeling this week.

Opinion: Trump is a threat to workforce equity, and Chicago needs to step up As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of justice and equality, new threats are gathering under a second Trump administration. Our state and local leaders need to join the fight.

My Op-Ed was published calling on the City and Stare to stand up for workforce diversity www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...

Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice President Biden should honor belief in second chances and grant clemency to Peltier and others harmed by racist laws and mass incarceration.

"President Biden should honor his self-professed belief in second chances by granting clemency to Peltier and others harmed by racist laws and mass incarceration." - @saleemholbrook.bsky.social via @theappeal.org

Less than six days remaining to Free Leonard Peltier!

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