Trump advisors plan to privatize native lands to tap into oil rich reservations
The incoming president has picked climate change deniers and pro-fossil fuel bigwigs for cabinet positions.
San Francisco judges dismiss 66,000 arrest warrants against the city’s homeless
San Francisco chief judge John Stewart and his colleagues dismissed thousands of cases against the homeless for “quality-of-life” crimes such as sleeping on sidewalks because it “was the right thing to do.”
Former DEA agent arrested for laundering money for drug cartel
“It’s a black eye for the DEA to have one of its own engaged in such a high level of corruption.”
Kentucky constable charged with attempted murder of FBI agent
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison and a maximum fine of $1.25 million.
Cop pushes old white man over backwards, leaves victim bleeding and unconscious after head...
This cancer of a creeping police state and of rampant brutality in our communities will continue and grow worse.
New Mexico militia member opens fire on protesters demanding removal of controversial statue
“This is not the first report of heavily armed civilian militias appearing at protests around New Mexico in recent weeks.”
Police officers charged with murder after tasing man to death
“The actions of the district attorney in filing second degree-murder charges is a big step in providing the public with the security that law enforcement is going to be held accountable.”
Texas sheriff arrested for tampering with evidence in police custody death
If convicted, the sheriff could face up to 10 years in prison.
Architect of federal fracking loophole may head Trump environmental council
The push for climate change’s non-inclusion in NEPA appraisals “puts our country, our communities, and our people at great risk.”
Trump freezes frontline farmworker wages after Election Day
The Trump administration estimates its new rule change will cut the earnings of farmworkers who come to the U.S. on H-2A visas by about $170 million each year — a move an advocate calls "reprehensible."