Approximately 40 states allow courts to charge for the use of a public defender, acting as an additional punishment for those who cannot afford to pay. NICHOLAS MILLER Joshua Sedgeman thought his court-appointed lawyer would be free. He was indigent after all, meaning his financial circumstances qualified him for public representation after he was arrested […]
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Organizers collected 116,000 signatures in support of a referendum to repeal the ordinance authorizing the police training facility, but it’s unclear if—and when—the initiative will be voted on. MIRA SYDOW This summer, Stop Cop City organizers pivoted to use the state’s legal processes to advance their goals. What started as a neighborhood environmental campaign two […]
With every city council seat up for grabs in 2023, progressives hope for a veto-proof majority to pass meaningful affordable housing policies. THEIA CHATELLE No place in the US has put inflation in the rearview mirror quite as fast as Minneapolis,” proclaims a Bloomberg article from August, praising the Minneapolis metropolis as the “First American […]
Hundreds of Palestinian Americans and supporters from Cincinnati, Ohio, gathered in Ziegler Park. “My city no longer exists. My village is no longer there.” ZURIE POPE On October 14, hundreds of Palestinians, Muslims, and supporters of the fight for Palestinian liberation gathered in Cincinnati’s Ziegler Park. The rally was organized by the University of Cincinnati’s Students […]
The rally by Students for Justice in Palestine faced organized counterprotesters, increased police presence, and limitations to access and assembly. AVA YOUNG-STONER On October 4, 2023, Minouche Shafik was welcomed as Columbia University’s new president. Before beginning her inaugural address—focusing on the value of education and Columbia’s commitment to “rigorous” and “vigorous” debate—Sheena Wright, a Columbia […]
How a letter from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee became an international news story. REBECCA CADENHEAD At around 7 PM on Tuesday, October 10, an NBC Boston reporter and cameraman stood outside Harvard’s Science Center. A few steps away sat an agitated-looking middle-aged man, dressed in a zip-up, jeans, and Nike sneakers, holding the leash of a […]