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Nov 27 2021

Police Misconduct, Violence: Not Just a Few Bad Apples

There was a time in this country when police misconduct was casually dismissed as “just a few bad apples.” It was widely believed that…

Nov 25 2021

Silence Malcolm X “By Any Means Necesary”

Two icons of the 1960s used the term “by any means necessary”: the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Black Muslim activist Malcolm X.…

Jun 16 2021

Courts Use Legal Procedure to Deny Justice for Wrongfully Convicted

Justice delayed is indeed justice denied. Lamar Johnson has seen justice delayed for more than a quarter of a century, and to this day…

May 19 2021

Rogue Prosecutor Kelly Siegler, Legacy of Misconduct

Former Harris County prosecutor Kelly Siegler worked in the District Attorney’s Office between 1987 and 2008 . During that two-decade prosecutorial career, Siegler prosecuted…

Feb 18 2021

Police and White Supremacy: A Tragic History Still Begs Reform

During the four-year term of President Donald J. Trump, 893 Black Americans were killed by police officers. Most of the involved officers were white.…

Dec 13 2020

Ken Paxton: A Continuing Embarrassment to the State of Texas

Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton has long been a political embarrassment to the State of Texas. Paxton, a self-described Trump Republican, has served as…

Dec 12 2020

Justice Demands Bail Reform

America’s incarceration systems, both jails, and prisons are in dire need of reform. This past year, we have addressed many wide-ranging need for reform…

Oct 20 2020

It’s Time for AG Ken Paxton to Resign

In October 2019, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was forced to announce that he would not seek reelection. Right-wing political activist Michael Quinn Sullivan…