A Titan of Labor and Justice: Remembering the Life and Legacy of William “Bill” Lucy (1933–2024)
The landscape of American social justice lost one of its most steadfast architects this week. William “Bill” Lucy, a visionary labor leader, civil rights icon, and tireless advocate for human…
Voting Rights Advocates Mount Legal Defense Against Mass Voter Purge in DeKalb County
DEKALB, GEORGIA — A coalition of prominent civil rights organizations has launched a high-stakes legal intervention to prevent a mass purge of voter rolls in Georgia’s DeKalb County. The legal…
A Unified Front: Civil Rights Coalitions Challenge the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act (S. 1572)
In a significant show of force, a powerhouse coalition of the nation’s most prominent civil rights and criminal justice advocacy groups has officially formally petitioned the Senate Judiciary Committee to…
The Empty Ruler: Why Jersey City United Failed to Define Electoral Compactness
In the high-stakes arena of redistricting, the concept of "compactness" is often touted as a primary defense against the corrosive effects of gerrymandering. Across the United States, state and local…
The Battle for the Writ: Can Habeas Corpus Be a Class Action?
Introduction: An Anodyne Question with Constitutional Stakes In the quiet, technical chambers of federal civil procedure, a high-stakes constitutional drama is unfolding. At its center is an ostensibly dry procedural…
















