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SPLC Hatewatch: Miller’s Crossing
MARIONVILLE, Mo. – The troubled Miller boys are buried side-by-side, a few yards from the two-lane blacktop that cuts through the middle of the cemetery…
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Running and Coming Out for Equality
My reason for running the Marine Corps Marathon as an Athlete for Equality to benefit the Human Rights Campaign is really more of a coming…
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A Pride Month Promise – The Trans Military Ban’s Days are Numbered
By Ian S. Thompson By all accounts, Landon Wilson served with honor in the U.S. Navy during a short, but distinguished military career. He was trained as a…
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A Wife Speaks: 10 Years in Prison and 1,000 Lashes for a Blog
By Ensaf Haidar, Wife of Imprisoned Saudi Arabian Activist Raif Badawi I still pursue that mirage…two years have passed and I am still faced with…
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We Know How to Change Foster Care
By Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza In 2010 I got a call from the founder of a nonprofit called the Possibility Project, requesting a meeting —…
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NARF, CILS, and ACLU defend students’ rights to wear eagle feathers at graduation
NARF has long defended the right of Native American students to wear eagle feathers at graduation. Earlier this month, NARF, California Indian Legal Services (CILS),…
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The Benefits of Aquatic Exercise and MS
Walking was always something that I took for granted until that one day that I couldn’t do it anymore. Then, as I watched the world…
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A Bolder Effort by Big Tobacco on E-Cigarettes
By Matt Richtel Electronic cigarettes, promoted as a healthier alternative to tobacco, are getting powerful new backers with an unhealthy reputation: big tobacco companies. The…
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SPLC files federal lawsuit over inadequate medical, mental health care in Alabama prisons
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) filed suit today against the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) for putting the…
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Legal Defense Fund Welcomes New Senior Policy Counsel
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. today announced that Monique L. Dixon has been appointed Senior Policy Counsel for Criminal Justice and State…
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Investigation finds Alabama prison system violates federal law, fails to provide adequate medical care
An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) has concluded that Alabama’s overcrowded prison system is breaking federal…
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Teen Finishes 40-Mile Trek Carrying Brother for Cerebral Palsy Awareness
After walking 40 miles in the summer sun, Hunter and Braden Gandee completed their remarkable trek today to raise awareness about cerebral palsy. During the…
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