Mourning in America I didn’t know Alton Sterling or Philando Castille. I didn’t know the five officers killed in Dallas, but I feel like I have lost family members. All of these deaths have hit me hard. As a mother, civil rights attorney and someone who talks on TV about race, politics and social issues, […]
Reality Check: You’re Not Doing Enough I respect and love my audience, and that’s why I’m going to be frank with you today: You’re not doing enough. You’re not active enough, you’re not political enough, and you are not doing enough to make your voice heard. That may sound like tough love, and it is,
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4th Amendment: Unlawful Search and Seizure There is a very interesting discussion (and sometimes argument) to be had surrounding the role of courts in our country – one that is especially interesting to passionate civil rights lawyers like myself. We look back throughout our history and see that courts and their justices have been the
The Orlando Shooting I use my blog to discuss the events of the week. These recent events left me in shock. As the shock of what happened last week in Orlando begins to subside, we are left with many serious questions about what happened, and what the future will hold for America. Countless people have
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It’s hard to turn on the TV or open the newspaper today without seeing the name Brock Turner and reading about the horrific stories surrounding his crime. I spent the last week on five different network and cable news shows weighing in on the legal and social implications of the case. The details aren’t pretty:
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