Jim B6 days agoWhy traffic stops can be so dangerous for Black Americans like Tyre Nicholsverified_publisherVox - Nicole NareaTyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died earlier this month after he was pulled over by Memphis police, who violently beat him for three minutes, an incident shown in footage that was released Friday. Lawyers for the Nichols family said in a press conference Monday that Nichols had been treated …
Jim BThe "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protestersverified_publisherSalon - Robin AndersenLast year, Project Censored identified news coverage of protests by Black Lives Matter as an egregious example of "News Abuse," the Project's term for distorted, misleading coverage of genuinely important news topics. Legacy and corporate media portrayed BLM demonstrators across the United States …
Jim BSupreme Court takes up property 'theft’ dispute over unpaid taxesNBC News - Lawrence HurleyThe justices will hear a challenge to the way government and private companies reap profits when properties are seized for a failure to pay taxes. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide a property rights dispute on whether government entities violate the Constitution when they …
Jim BVeteran’s Case To Hold Officers Responsible For Robbing His Savings Can Finally Move ForwardForbes - Andrew Wimer, Institute For JusticeNearly two years ago, in February 2021, Marine veteran Stephen Lara had his $87,000 cash savings seized by the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) during a bogus traffic stop. The money was handed over to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which held onto it for months even though he had done …
Jim BThe predatory prison phone call industry is finally about to be fixedverified_publisherThe Verge - Emma RothA new law, which would allow the FCC to regulate the price of phone calls from prison, just needs President Joe Biden’s signature. A new rule allowing the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the rates of prison phone calls is one step closer to becoming law. After it passed through …
Jim BFacial scanners flag mom for ejection at Rockettes performanceNBC News - NBCNews.comA mother removed from a Rockettes performance after being flagged by facial recognition scanners is taking legal action. WNBC's Sarah Wallace reports.
