BIZARRE: 24 - What They Never Told You

Trump will ignore crime reduction data for the political value of a show of force

There’s a downward trend in violence in Washington DC in line with those in other cities – but that may not matter

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025

Trump’s DOJ subpoenas NY AG’s office for files on Trump’s civil prosecution and case against NRA

Trump’s Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as it investigates whether she violated the president’s civil rights

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up in reports

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Georgia sheriff's sergeant on civil rights charges

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Federal appeals court sides with Texas on ID requirements for voting by mail

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state’s voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots do not violate the Civil Rights Act.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 5, 2025

The Justice Department's Dubious Attempt to Erase a Police Officer's Federal Excessive Force Conviction

I've teamed up with well-regarded civil rights lawyer, Caree Harper, to fight the Department's effort to vacate L.A. Sheriff's Department Officer Trevor Kirk's conviction.

Reason · Aug 4, 2025

Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations

The Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the school of civil rights violations related to antisemitism, affirmative action and women’s sports

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

White House freezes $108m in funds to Duke University over affirmative action

Trump administration says North Carolina school violated Civil Rights Act by using racial preferences in hiring

The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025

UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests

The University of California, Los Angeles, has reached a $6 million settlement with three Jewish students and a Jewish professor who filed a lawsuit alleging UCLA violated their civil rights

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Bodycam video appears to show Florida officer aiming a gun at Black student during brutal arrest

Civil rights lawyers say a Florida police officer had his gun aimed at a Black college student shortly before the driver was pulled from his car and beaten in a recorded encounter that recently sparked widespread outrage

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

The 8 Greatest 1980s X-Men Stories

As the young kids say, 1980s X-Men stories were a different vibe. You had to be there. The original 1963 X-Men comics found their inspiration from the 1960s Civil Rights era. They got canceled but were revitalized in 1975 with Giant-Sized X-Men #1. They then found a narrative groove in…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 28, 2025