2023-02-23: News Headlines

Jennifer Stisa Granick (2023-02-22). Is This the End of the Internet As We Know It? aclu.org Two pending Supreme Court cases interpreting a 1996 law could drastically alter the way we interact online. That law, Under Section 230, platforms generally may not be held liable for the content posted by users. Without this protection, important speech such as commun…

Ann Brown (2023-02-22). Ilyasah Shabazz Launches Lawsuit Against American Intelligence Agencies, NYPD, Over Murder Of Malcolm X. moguldom.com One of the daughters of Malcolm X is now suing the CIA, FBI, and New York City Police Department over the murder of her father. On Feb. 21, the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X's death, Ilyasah Shabazz and her attorney, well-known civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, had a press conference at the site of her …

Staff (2023-02-22). Who Killed Malcolm X? Family to File $100M Suit v. FBI, CIA, NYPD & Others to Find the Truth. democracynow.org On the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination, civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump announced a new lawsuit from Malcolm X's surviving family seeking compensation from the NYPD, CIA and FBI for its role in concealing evidence in his murder case. This lawsuit comes more than a year after it was confirmed that federal and local agencies had a role in the wrongful conviction of Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam for the murder. Aziz and Islam's convictions were overturned in 2021, and they were awarded a $36 million settlement for wrongful imprisonment by the state and city of New York. We a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Black History Month: Dr. Floyd Willis on the importance of inclusive Alzheimer's Disease research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Floyd Willis Black History Month is a month for all people to celebrate and learn about the diverse and important contributions of Black Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Dr. Floyd Willis, a family medicine physician and investigator…

Shannon Dawson (2023-02-22). Here Are All Of The States That Have Successfully Passed The CROWN Act. newsone.com Source: JuiceBros / Getty | Michigan lawmakers are fighting for the CROWN ACT to be implemented across the wolverine state's schools and workplaces. On Feb. 21, Sen. Sarah Anthony of Lansing and several other representatives introduced the CROWN ACT to officials in the Michigan Senate to safeguard residents with natural and coily hair from discrimination, M-Live reported. | Anthony said she was upset by the horror stories she has heard from residents detailing their experiences with hair discrimination. Several women said they were either denied a job or refused an opportunity because they would not chemically st…

splcenter (2023-02-22). Charges dismissed against Alabama woman jailed for not paying $85 trash bill. splcenter.org

Staff (2023-02-22). Will Trump & Allies Finally Face Jail for Election Lies? Georgia Grand Jury Recommends Indictments. democracynow.org The special grand jury in Georgia that is investigating attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election has recommended more than a dozen indictments, and the list could include Trump. Emily Kohrs, the foreperson of the grand jury, confirmed the indictments on Tuesday, though it's still unclear if they will include crimes other than perjury. Prosecutors will ultimately decide what charges to bring in the coming days. For more, we speak with The Nation's D.C. bureau chief, Chris Lehmann, who says convictions are still unlikely, given that "the legal system f…

Staff (2023-02-22). Palestinian prisoners confront repression with resistance: Rise up with the prisoners of Palestine! samidoun.net Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails are in their eighth day of rising up in a collective call to action, demanding justice and liberation. They have announced an escalating program of struggle leading up to 22 March, the first day of Ramadan, when prisoners have declared they will launch a collective hunger strike. The prisoners' …

Gloria Rubac (2023-02-23). Hunger strikes and a lawsuit over solitary confinement in Texas. workers.org A solitary confinement cell in a Texas prison. Houston Texas prisoners have been organizing for over a year to bring attention to an issue that is wounding and sometimes killing them: solitary confinement, which damages incarcerated people both mentally and physically. Solitary confinement incites suicides and self-mutilation. It causes violent . . . |

NewsOne Editor (2023-02-23). Workday AI Disqualifies Applicants Who Are Black Or Over The Age Of 40, Lawsuit Claims. newsone.com A Black man is suing Workday Inc., claiming their AI disqualifies applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40.

Staff (2023-02-22). Lawsuit Shows Hannity, Carlson, Ingraham Among Fox News Hosts Who Knew Election Claims Were Baseless. democracynow.org As Donald Trump and his inner circle potentially face indictments over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Fox News is also in legal hot water for amplifying the same unfounded claims about election fraud. Dominion Voting Systems, which makes voting machines, has sued the conservative cable news outlet for $1.6 billion in a defamation suit that has exposed how top hosts and executives knew they were spreading misinformation but continued to push the conspiracy theories on air. "Fox News, despite its corporate name, is not in fact a news organization," says Chris Lehmann, D.C. bureau chief for…

Zack Linly (2023-02-22). Kyle Rittenhouse Faces 2nd Civil Lawsuit, Continues To Beg For Money From His Supporters. newsone.com Source: Pool / Getty | Earlier this month a

Gloria Rubac (2023-02-23). Abolish the death penalty and national oppression. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. The national question, as analyzed by Comrade Sam Marcy and Workers World Party, has been so important to us in Texas, as . . . |

Anonymous Contributor (2023-02-23). Mexico: Update on Anarchist Political Prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel. itsgoingdown.org An update and call for solidarity with anarchist political prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel, detained since December on trumped-up charges. Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel is a beloved compañero of the punk and anarchist community, and a long-time participant of the Okupa Che Guevara. He was arrested on December 8, 2022, by plainclothes police as he was leaving…

Dave Welsh (2023-02-22). ILWU shuts down SF/Oakland docks for Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org San Francisco Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the ports of Oakland and San Francisco Feb. 16 to demand that journalist and innocent political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal be exonerated and set free. Clarence Thomas, at the mic, Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo Credit: Labor Media) Local 10 . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2023-02-22). Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters demand: 'Release the evidence now!'. workers.org There is growing international support for the freedom of U.S. political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been imprisoned in Pennsylvania for over 40 years. Mumia was falsely accused of killing a white police officer in December 1981 in Philadelphia. He was convicted of first-degree murder on July 3, 1982, following . . . |

Puget Sound Anarchists (2023-02-22). Community Notice Regarding FBI Harassment and Indictment. itsgoingdown.org Report from Puget Sound Prisoner Support on recent FBI harassment and indictment against a Washington state activist. Originally posted to Puget Sound Anarchists. Puget Sound Prisoner Support issues this notice regarding a Washington state based activist who was recently indicted for Interstate Riot at the federal level from a Portland April 2021 arrest. This case…

Staff (2023-02-22). Guilty: Mexico's Ex-Top Cop García Luna Convicted in U.S. Drug Trafficking Case. democracynow.org A New York court on Tuesday convicted Genaro García Luna, Mexico's former secretary of public security and a close ally of U.S. law enforcement for decades, of drug trafficking and money laundering, among other charges. Prosecutors said García Luna accepted millions in bribes from the very criminal groups he was meant to be fighting, including the infamous Sinaloa Cartel formerly led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. García Luna faces up to life in prison and is the most high-ranking Mexican official ever tried in the U.S. For more, we speak with award-winning journalists Peniley Ramírez and Maria H…

Staff (2023-02-22). Khader Adnan on hunger strike for freedom for 17th day. samidoun.net Leading Palestinian prisoner and multiple long-term hunger striker Khader Adnan is once again on hunger strike for the 17th day as he resists yet another arrest by Israeli occupation forces. He launched his hunger strike immediately after his arrest on 5 February. He is being held in isolation in harsh, cold winter conditions without blankets …

Staff (2023-02-22). Ketanji Brown Jackson Rebukes Colleagues for Rejecting Case on 162-Year Sentence. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has penned a scathing rebuke of the court's decision not to hear a case involving a Florida man who was sentenced to 162 years in prison. A writ of certiorari — the court's decision to hear a case — requires at least four justices to be in agreement. Jackson was joined in her dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, another member of the court's liberal bloc… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Sanders Says US Must Condition Aid to Israel to Rein in "Racist Government" truthout.org As the Israeli government, run by far right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, advances even further in its violence and inhumanity against Palestinians, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for the U.S. to attach strings to its aid to Israel in order to combat the country's suppression of Palestine. Speaking with CBS News this week, Sanders said that it is unacceptable for the U.S. |

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