Alabama, Georgia Immigration Laws Head to Court

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012

A federal appeals court in Atlanta will hear arguments Thursday in the legal challenges against the controversial new immigration laws in Alabama and Georgia.


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LAPD to Reform Car Impound Policy for Unlicensed Drivers

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 29, 2012

The Los Angeles Police Commission, in a 4-to-1 vote, approved LAPD Chief Charlie Beck’s proposal to update the city’s car impound procedures for unlicensed drivers


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Report Finds Growing Hostility Against Latinos in Alabama

Southern Poverty Law Center, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2012

Latinos in Alabama have experienced discrimination as a result of anti-immigrant law HB 56, and the xenophobic climate it has created.


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Muslims Outraged by NYPD Surveillance

India West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Feb 24, 2012

Reports that Muslim students at several East Coast universities were the targets of investigation by the NYPD has sparked outrage.


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Anger in New York Over Police Immunity in Shootings

The Final Call, News Report, Saeed Shabazz, Posted: Feb 24, 2012

Members of the African American community in New York are pushing back against what they say is "a pattern of killings and abuse" at the hands of the N.Y.P.D.


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U.S. Visas Aid Trafficking Victims, At Their Peril

SF Public Press, News Report, Ambika Kandasamy, Posted: Feb 22, 2012

Chance for permanent residency, access to federal benefits hinge on cooperating with law enforcement.


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Nationwide, States Move to Ban Shackling

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Feb 22, 2012

A movement to ban the use of shackling women detainees while pregnant or in labor is growing across the United States.


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Bay Area Agencies Improvise Tactics to Battle Human Trafficking

SF Public Press, News Report, Jason Winshell, Posted: Feb 17, 2012

Across California, local agencies have been left to scramble for limited resources and improvise strategies to fight human trafficking.


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How Lakireddy Case Spurred California Sex Trafficking Laws

New America Media/SF Public Press, News Feature, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Feb 16, 2012

A look back at the 10-year-old Berkeley sex trafficking case that changed the conversation around trafficking in California.


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Wage War: Employers Stealing Millions from US Workers

Equal Voice, News Report, Kathy Mulady, Posted: Feb 15, 2012

Workers nationwide are losing millions of dollars each week to wage theft as their employers, some unscrupulous, others scrambling to keep their businesses afloat.


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CA Court’s Prop. 8 Ruling Does Not Benefit Undocumented

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 08, 2012

An appellate court rules that CA’s Prop. 8 is unconstitutional, but the ruling won’t benefit undocumented immigrants in same-sex partnerships.


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Breaking News: Appeals court finds Prop 8 unconstitutional

Bay Area Reporter, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2012

A divided panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California's ban against same-sex marriage violates the rights of gay and lesbian couples.


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NYPD Officers Shoot and Kill Three Black Men in One Week

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012

Ramyaccount.nytimes.com/auth/loginmarley Graham, 18, was shot and killed by a NYPD officer in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon after running into his home as undercover officers pursued him. He’s the third person the NYPD have killed in a week. According to the police spokesperson, he was unarmed.


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Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

Arizona’s shackling of incarcerated women in labor jeopardizes the health of mother and baby. GOP legislators are proposing bills to halt the practice.


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