Social Justice

Brief #4—Criminal Justice
By Marcie Jaffee
On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected arguments against using a single drug to perform legal executions, which cleared the path for federal executions to resume after a 17-year hiatus.

Brief #3—Criminal Justice
By Marcie Jaffee
Despite broad swaths of Americans protesting in the streets, attempts to pass a police overhaul bill stalled in Congress last week. Both the GOP and Democrats introduced police reform bills, but neither survived the partisan divide, making it unlikely that Congress will take any action toward police reform before the November elections.

Brief #1—Policing In America
By Laura Plummer
On June 12, amid worldwide protests against police killings of Black people, 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was shot in the back by an officer of the Atlanta Police Department (APD). His death has amplified the calls for police reform at the department.

Brief #1—Criminal Justice
By Ivan A Moore
Over a week after protests began in Minneapolis, demonstrations continue in dozens of cities. While these civil rights protests were intended to be peaceful, violence has erupted on a scale unheard of since the riots following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assasination.

Brief #25—Gun Control
By Ivan Moore
Amid coronavirus panic, a new and unexpected debate has arisen: Are gun stores essential businesses?

Brief #24—Gun Control
By Ivan A Moore

Brief #23—Gun Control
By Ivan A. Moore

Brief #22—Gun Control
By Ivan A. Moore

Brief #21—Gun Control
By Amanda Richardson

Brief #20—Gun Control
By Amanda Richardson