Melissa Harris-Perry explains why the Supreme Court's decision on one case could be among the most historical and consequential choices ever made about fair housing. Nikole Hannah-Jones and Vince...
Updated: June 1, 2015
December 2014"Four Afghan prisoners in Guantanamo Bay have been sent back to their home country, the Pentagon says. Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani and Mohammed Zahir were repatriated after a review of...
January 2015" The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case against sixteen current and former members of the
January 2015Although federal courts have interpreted Washington state’s new anti-SLAPP statute several times, state appellate courts have only just begun to do so, with the first cases making their way to the...
January 2015Preventing the next terrorist attack is foremost on the minds of law enforcement. But Muslim groups have long complained that a surveillance program by New York police crossed the line. Tuesday, they...
March 2015" Lawyers for embattled Professor Steven Salaita have fired the latest round in his employment lawsuit against the University of Illinois, rebutting the UI's motion to dismiss the case. ..." Read the...
Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests examine the context of the obstruction around the Loretta Lynch vote and the case of Debo Adegbile, who was forced to withdraw his name from consideration for...
Updated: June 1, 2015
September 2015: Landmark settlement ends indeterminate long-term solitary in CA. This is the story of the prisoners who led the fight to make it happen.
Updated: September 1, 2015
September 1, 2015In a resolution that could have wide effects, California's prison system has agreed to change how it handles solitary confinement — and to review the cases of nearly 3,000 prisoners who are currently...
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