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Texas Gov. Signs Bill to Impose Severe Penalties on Peaceful Protest
“It was harder than it needed to be to convince our lawmakers that someone chaining themselves to a tree at a pipeline construction site is not the same as destroying a pipeline.”
“War is a racket. It always has been,” Smedley Butler
A highly decorated war hero exposed the reality of US war and imperialism.
States Push Anti-Protest Bills In Response to Teachers’ Strikes
Throughout the states that saw major teacher strikes, retaliation has come in the form of threatening freedom of speech, assembly, and association. The goal of many of the laws are not only to make striking illegal, but to use the very communities that teachers struck for as political fodder.
Yes we do want it all! 5 bills to improve police accountability & transparency in New York state.
An energized coalition in New York state is fighting to pass a series of reform bills that together will improve police accountability and transparency across the state.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act threatens press freedom
On Wednesday June 5, a panel was held titled “Conspiracy to Hack: the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Free Speech, and Data Journalism”. The panel discussed theFirst Amendment implications of theComputer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in light of the recent… [Read More]
NLRB threatens free association rights of Graduate student-workers
The announcement that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) plans to roll back protections for Americans trying to collectively bargain and unionize is worrisome
Florida Law Threatens Students Activists By Treating Criticism of Israel As Civil Rights Violation
Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB741, a bill intended to codify protections against anti-Semitic discrimination in public schools. However, activists and civil rights groups have warned that the definition used for anti-Semitism conflates… [Read More]
Defending Rights & Dissent Condemns Felony Prosecution of No More Deaths Activist
Dr. Warren Scott is facing felony charges carrying up to 20 years in prison. His crime? Providing humanitarian assistance, such as food, water, and shelter, to migrants who might have otherwise died.
Coalition Applauds Tabling of Illinois Bill Targeting Anti-Pipeline Protests
A diverse coalition of environment, civil liberties, community organizations, and unions worked together to defeat HB1633, an ALEC-inspired, industry-supported bill that took direct aim at peaceful, non-violent protests to protect the environment, particularly civil disobedience.
Texas The Latest Victory for Right to Boycott, As Another Federal Court Blocks an anti-BDS Law
Texas is like 27 other states in that it prohibits supporters of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions for Palestinian rights from receiving state contracts. It has also joined another growing group of states–those that have had their anti-BDS laws bloc… [Read More]