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Race, Class and Justice in the U.S. Legal System: Still A Long Way From the Promised Land

by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International

January 16, 2012 - 7:47pm (Print)

Race, class, ethnicity, and sex still determine, to a great degree, how justice is dispensed and whether people are treated justly by the United States legal system. Recent news stories and hard data show just how far we remain from Martin Luther King's "promised land."

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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill to Ban Shackling of Pregnant Women

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 29, 2010 - 9:20am (Print)

Given the consensus that shackling pregnant women is not only unnecessary but also degrading, it was a shock to find out this morning that Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill passed by the California Legislature to end shackling of pregnant women in his state.

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Should Tiller's Assassin Be Charged As A Domestic Terrorist?

by Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check

July 21, 2009 - 10:00am (Print)

The man who shot a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in D.C. was labeled by the FBI as a domestic terrorist, yet Scott Roeder, who assassinated Dr. George Tiller and who has been associated with a range of anti-choice groups that engage in violent rhetoric and clinic blockades has not. Should he be charged as a domestic terrorist? Many in the pro-choice community think the ultimate costs of doing so may outweigh the benefits.

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