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Texas Officials Have Dropped Perjury Charges Against The Cop Who Arrested Sandra Bland
It’s been almost three years since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri brought the deaths of black people at the hands of law enforcement into sharper focus than ever before. Some of the victims are now household names you know by heart — Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, …
PolicingPerjury Charge Against Officer in Sandra Bland Case Dismissed
The only criminal charge against the former Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland prior to her 2015 death in police custody was dismissed on …
JusticeSouth Dakota sued for using catheter in toddler drug screen
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued South Dakota on Thursday over the forced use of a catheter to take a urine sample from a 3-year-old boy who was being tested for exposure to drugs as part of a child-neglect investigation.<p>The ACLU filed a pair of federal lawsuits …
South DakotaPipeline security company says it's victim of smear campaign
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The heavily criticized company that handled private security for the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline said Thursday that its efforts were aimed at creating a safe working environment and that it's the victim of a smear campaign.<p>North Carolina-based TigerSwan is in trouble …
North DakotaTribes allege discrimination by school district so bad Native American students committed suicide
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Fort Peck tribes filed a complaint Wednesday against a Montana school district alleging pervasive discrimination against …
EducationPrison Staff "Hogtied", And Used Excessive Force Against, Young Offenders
"This is just as horrific as the hood and the restraint chair that we saw in Don Dale, but these pictures have been kept secret."<p>Posted on June 29, 2017, 05:42 GMT<p>Multiple young offenders in Queensland's youth detention system were treated unlawfully or with excessive force, originally redacted …
Amnesty InternationalAlameda County had hoped to hire 1,400 people with criminal records — they’ve hired 6
ALAMEDA COUNTY — A year ago, Alameda County had hoped to hire 1,400 formerly incarcerated people into its workforce to help the struggling population …
JusticeSurveillance at Standing Rock exposes heavy-handed policing of Native lands
The technology TigerSwan used at Standing Rock may be state of the art, but the use of policing to suppress indigenous protest is as old as the United States itself<p>The general public became aware of the Standing Rock Sioux’s fight to stop the Dakota Access pipeline last fall when, week after week, …
JusticeReport: Michigan State Had The Most Arrests In Big Ten During 2016 Season
<i>By: Evan Jankens</i> <br>@kingofthekc<p>2016 wasn’t a good year for the Michigan State Spartans, after going 3-9. 2017 hasn’t been much better for team from …
College FootballTwo Native American educators to be honored at BHSU
SPEARFISH | Two longtime Native American educators will likely be honored by having their names associated in perpetuity with centers at Black Hills …
EducationZack Snyder shares dark and moody new image of Batman in Justice League
While director Zack Snyder may have handed the <b>Justice League</b> directorial reins over to Joss Whedon, that doesn’t mean he is completely …
BatmanPolice make arrests during Indigenous demonstration on Parliament Hill
A large crowd had gathered to erect a teepee as part of a four-day Canada Day protest but police intervened.<p>Demonstrators say about 15-20 people were …
Prince Edward IslandMan jailed after drywall powder mistaken for blow
What does drywall residue and blow have in common?<p>Cops in Oviedo, Fla., think it's one in the same.<p>It's why a handyman in the Sunshine State recently …
Canadian News98-year-old Northampton woman charged in pipeline protest
A 98-year-old woman, who is a well-known Northampton activist, is one of eight people due to be arraigned Thursday on trespassing charges for …
BostonTigerSwan Faces Lawsuit Over Unlicensed Security Operations in North Dakota
TigerSwan, the private company behind a monthslong, multi-state surveillance operation targeting opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, illegally …
SurveillanceAppeals Court Finds Netherlands Partially Liable for Srebrenica Massacre
The ruling by the Hague Appeals Court upholds a lower court’s decision three years ago.<p>The Hague Appeals Court ruled Tuesday that the Netherlands was partly responsible for the deaths of 350 Bosnian Muslim males during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, upholding a lower-court ruling from 2014.<p>But …
JudiciaryEPA’s New Water Safety Official Is a Lobbyist With Deep Ties to the Dakota Access Pipeline
Dennis Lee Forsgren, a former lobbyist recently tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency office in charge of water safety, has deep ties to …
Dakota Access Pipeline“Protest!” Captures The People and Places of Resistance From The 1930s to Today
This new exhibit is dedicated to images of resistance past and present.<p>The art of protesting — and the art inspired by protest — have long been inseparable and invaluable components of the human experience. While a lone man standing before a herd of tanks can change the course of a nation’s …
Cannonball98-year-old activist arrested during pipeline protest
A 98-year-old activist has been arrested on a trespassing charge during a protest at a natural gas pipeline project in Massachusetts.<p>State police say …
PipelinesIn Texas, a Mental-Health Measure That Left and Right Should Support
The Sandra Bland Act diverts care for the mentally ill from the police to medical professionals.<p>Here’s an issue on which liberals and conservatives …
Conservative POVBayou Bridge Pipeline opponents aim to build Standing Rock-like protest camp
Environmental advocates opposing the proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline, have begun seeking building materials, sleeping bags and food supplies to create …
JusticeA North Dakota Republican thinks there are too many colleges in the state
A North Dakota state legislator says that there may be too many schools in the state — but once liked school choice<p>Is North Dakota too educated? That’s the question one state Republican wants to answer.<p>Republican Rep. Rick Becker told the state Board of Education Tuesday he thinks the state has too …
LifestyleNorth Korean horror: Newly exposed video reveals brutal tactics of Otto Warmbier's sadistic torturers
Many detainees are tortured into confessing crimes they didn’t even commit.<p>And this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the treatment of inmates inside Kim Jong Un’s torture chambers and prison camps.<p>The brutality of the North Korean regime was once again cast into the international …
World NewsPolice violently disperse activists at banned Istanbul pride
Turkish authorities used tear gas, dogs and rubber bullets, detaining dozens of pride attendees after the event was banned for a third year<p>Istanbul pride had been banned for a third year in a row, but this didn’t stop LGBT activists defiantly holding protests and celebrations.<p>Turkish police …
LGBTQDakota Access review to re-examine impact on tribe
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge's order for more environmental review of the already-operating Dakota Access oil pipeline has several potential outcomes, all of which could spark even more wrangling in a Washington, D.C., court room. The big question is whether the pipeline will be shut down …
JusticeCivil Asset Forfeiture: Where Due Process Goes to Die
Police can take your money or property and keep it, even if no charges are filed.<p>Clarence Thomas is famously taciturn on the bench. But his few words …
Conservative POVComing to the Anchorage jail: Nature imagery to stave off sensory deprivation in solitary inmates
The Anchorage jail will soon have a “green room,” where inmates in solitary confinement can get a break from the sensory deprivation of life in a …
'The system was set up to fail': tribes try to regain control of their land and futures
The Standing Rock protests symbolized their empowerment struggle, but a quieter push to strengthen tribal governments has been gaining traction for years<p>Are you fighting for tribal reform? We want to hear from you<p>It’s Tuesday evening on the Blackfeet Indian reservation, which means time for a …
JusticeMonroe County firefighter arrested after attacking man who wouldn’t give him a cigarette, cops say
A Monroe County firefighter was arrested Friday night after he attacked a man who refused to give him a cigarette, police said.<p>Deputies were called …
CrimeSeventy-Five Years in Prison for Protesting in Black?
Demonstrators protest Donald Trump's Inauguration in Washington, DC, January 20, 2017. (Photo: Mobilus In Mobili)<p>Olivia Alsip found herself trapped. …
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