Hawaii Imprisons Native Islanders at Astonishing Rates. This Election Could Start to Change That.
Mother Jones illustration; Gabriella Angotti-Jones/LA Times/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Thousands of miles away from Minneapolis, hundreds of surfers paddled into the ocean surrounding the Hawaiian Islands on June 5 and sat silently on the waves to honor George Floyd, who had died under the knee…
A Federal Judge Blasts the Supreme Court for Inventing Qualified Immunity for Cops
Erik McGregor/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A federal judge in Mississippi published a scorching opinion on Tuesday calling on the Supreme Court to eliminate “qualified immunity,” the legal doctrine that gives police officers special protection from lawsuits when they violate people’s civil rights. Judge Carlton Reeves,…
How Native Tribes Started Winning at the Supreme Court
Mother Jones illustration; Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty, Liu Jie/Xinhua/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On a September morning in 2001, Native American leaders from across the country convened in a ballroom at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC, to talk strategy. The Supreme Court was escalating…
It’s Official: Trump Is Sending Hundreds More Federal Officers to Cities.
Federal officers run after dispersing Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Portland WednesdayNoah Berger/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke during a press briefing about a plan to send hundreds of federal law enforcement officers to Kansas City, Chicago, and Albuquerque to combat…
Federal Agents Invade Portland, Citing Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Statues
Federal agents patrol in Portland after dispersing a crowd protesting police brutality on Independence Day.Nathan Howard/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Portland has been invaded by federal agents—including unidentified, camouflage-clad officers who have emerged from unmarked minivans to arrest protesters. These officers have reportedly refused to say…
Weeks Later, 500 People Still Face Charges for Peacefully Protesting in Minneapolis
Hundreds of peaceful protesters face charges in Minneapolis.Julia Lurie/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Six days after George Floyd’s death, Ahmed Abebe and some friends joined a protest marching towards Interstate 35W in Minneapolis. “I’ve been a resident of Minnesota my whole life. I’m a black…