Former councilman arrested after driving through Pride Parade
“This was probably more a case of road rage than anything."
Los Angeles County sues Monsanto over chemical contamination
According to the lawsuit, Monsanto had been aware that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were harmful but concealed the data for years while polluting the water.
Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining...
A federal judge found the department’s own records disturbing and ordered the names of the accused agents made public. Now, DHS has taken its fight against doing so to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Humanitarian faces 20 years in prison for giving water to migrants in the desert
Warren has been charged with three felony counts for "harboring" undocumented immigrants.
A win for women: Federal judge strikes down Mississippi abortion ban
"Banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, the law prevents a woman's free choice, which is central to personal dignity and autonomy."
Milwaukee agrees to pay $6.75M to family of inmate who died of dehydration
The officers responsible for the inmate’s death were charged with neglect, misconduct, and obstruction.
HUD to rollback protections for transgender people in taxpayer-funded homeless shelters
“The ACLU will fight back against this attempt to write discrimination into the law. Shelters funded by taxpayers should be open to all – period.”
DHS is locking immigrants in solitary confinement
Immigration detention is expensive, inhumane and unnecessary.
Police chief apologizes after raid on journalist’s home
“The residents of San Francisco, our Mayor and City leaders, the news media and the hardworking men and women of the police department deserve better."
‘Enough is enough’: Thousands go on strike to support McDonald’s workers fighting for $15...
"We shouldn’t be begging for scraps when we have a corporation that makes $6 billion a year and we ain’t even making $15.”