The Washington Post
House GOP’s pleas to Republican National Committee for financial help go unanswered
2020-07-25 · House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made multiple requests to the deep-pocketed RNC and also reached out to the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.
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The New York Times
The F.B.I. Pledged to Keep a Source Anonymous. Trump Allies Aided His Unmasking.
9 min read · 2020-07-25 · After a Russia expert who had collected research on Donald Trump for a disputed dossier agreed to tell the F.B.I. what he knew about it, law enforcement officials declassified a road map to…
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The New York Times
As Trump Pushes Into Portland, His Campaign Ads Turn Darker
7 min read · 2020-07-22 · The Trump campaign is spending millions on ads that promote a dark and exaggerated portrayal of Democratic-led cities, a tactic that reinforces his “law and order’’ campaign message.
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BBC Future
The law that could make climate change illegal
~12 min read · 2020-07-07 · One of the most robust laws on climate change yet has been created in Denmark. Can legislation really make failing to act on climate change illegal?
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The Washington Post
Analysis | A dangerous new factor in an uneasy moment: Unidentified law enforcement officers
2020-06-03 · Identification is needed to hold law enforcement officers accountable for their actions. The public also needs to know how someone is authorized to enforce the law in any given situation.
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Bellingcat
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests
4 min read · 2020-05-31 · Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of George Floyd. The arrest of a CNN crew in…
Reader View · Shared by 47, including John Koetsier, Mark Kaigwa, Joshua Benton, LoriBeth, Joshua Walker, Mathew Ingram
The Atlantic
A Nation Without Law, Order, or Justice
~13 min read · 2020-06-03 · You can make people fear the law at gunpoint, but you cannot make them respect it.
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NPR
'They Just Started Waling On Me': Violence In Portland As U.S. Agents Clamp Down
4 min read · 2020-07-21 · A new image of the federal response in Oregon has gone viral: a video showing 53-year-old Navy veteran Christopher David being struck repeatedly with a baton by a federal law enforcement officer.
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The Washington Post
Perspective | Twelve signs Trump would try to run a fascist dictatorship in a second term
2020-07-10 · He lies about voter fraud, admires authoritarians, tries to suppress free speech and uses the law against those who would hold him accountable.
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The New Republic
Neil Gorsuch Affirms That Treaties With Tribal Nations Are the Law
4 min read · 2020-07-09 · In upholding the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s treaty-guaranteed lands, the justices did something simple but unexpected.
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People Pets
Mississippi's New Animal Cruelty Law Celebrated by Activists for Holding Abusers Accountable
1 min read · 2020-07-13 · Under the new law, signed by Governor Tate Reeves in early July, animal abusers will be charged with a felony on their first offense of aggravated cruelty
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Guardian US
Trump's vow to send federal officers to US cities is election ploy, critics say
3 min read · 2020-07-21 · Opponents warn of grave threat to civil liberties as observers say president seeks to build ‘law and order’ credentials
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The Washington Post
Opinion | Once again, Trump says the corrupt part out loud
2020-07-21 · Trump is using law enforcement as a prop in his campaign.
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NPR
Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab People In Portland, Protesters Say
8 min read · 2020-07-17 · Federal law enforcement personnel have been deployed in the Oregon city since early July due to anti-police protests. Residents say they're using unmarked vehicles to snatch protesters off the street.
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The New York Times
Trump Threatens to Send Federal Law Enforcement Forces to More Cities
8 min read · 2020-07-21 · As federal agents patrol Portland and head to Chicago, Democrats call the president’s plan “an American crisis,” barely 100 days before the election.
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CNN
Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
7 min read · 2020-07-06 · Problematic words and phrases like "master" and "blacklist" are everywhere: in real estate, in computing, in law and in everyday conversation.
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