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The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take the appeal of a Philadelphia police officer’s case, which sought to reverse the long-standing ‘actual malice’ doctrine in defamation cases against news organizations.
Local artist Veronica Martinez describes how she approached illustrating portraits of the eight leaders of Chicago’s largest police union.
A fair and equitable justice system depends on the public defenders whose job it is to represent those people who cannot afford a lawyer. Public defense work is civil rights work. It is the public defender who raises questions about interrogation methods, unlawful police stops, and excessive bail. It is also racial justice work. Nowhere is racial injustice more apparent than in the impact our criminal laws have had on people of color, particularly Black people.
If the Chicago Police Department had adopted de-escalation as a practice and culture, Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez might still be alive, writes attorney and advocate Cliff Nellis.
Seven people who advocated for the end of capital punishment reflect on the movement that led Illinois to abolish the death penalty in 2011.
A Chicago mother explains how her husband’s 15-year-old conviction led to three deportations and a family torn apart.
Una madre de Chicago explica cómo la condena de 15 años de su marido provocó tres deportaciones y una familia destrozada.
This short film is part of Injustice Watch’s Essential Work project, a first-person storytelling series by young Black Chicago activists.
Injustice Watch has relaunched its Essential Work project about young Black Chicago activists. In this essay, an organizer known as Naira reflects on the summer uprisings and pushes back on the dehumanization of Black radicals and protesters, from Assata Shakur to today’s Black youth.
In an interview with Editor-in-Chief Adeshina Emmanuel, Josh and Rita discussed what issues they’re covering, and how they’re making sense of 2020.