Tag: Civil Rights
FL prisoners file federal lawsuit accusing state of “deliberate indifference” due to sweltering heat in prison cells
In the 2020s, the South Florida heat index exceeded 100°F for hundreds of hours per year—triple the number from decades ago. In 2024, the heat index in Miami Dade exceeded 103℉ for a full 154 hours.
Voting resources now available for those adversely affected by recent hurricanes
New government webpage provides central hub to help people in affected areas to vote
Florida’s chief state health agency sued over ‘misinforming the public’ regarding Amendment 4
Lawsuit alleges that the Florida State’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s website, television, and radio advertisements contains inflammatory, false, and misleading statements that misrepresent Amendment 4, attempts to deny the experiences of those harmed by Florida’s extreme abortion ban, and seeks to influence the outcome of the Nov. 5 election
Maryland sues Eastern Shore landlord for sexually charged gender-based civil rights discrimination practices
The landlord, Eric Sessoms of Mt. Vernon Group, LLC, subjected female tenants and prospective tenants to episodes of unwelcome and severe or pervasive sexual harassment
Patrick Dai: Ex-Cornell student pleads guilty to threatening to shoot, stab, slit, bomb, rape, and kill Campus Jews
Dai, 27, gets sentenced in August for some extremely detailed, horrific, and violent threats
Bad actors to pay $1.25M for robocalls designed to prevent Black voters from voting by mail ahead of the 2020 election
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Targeted Black Voters with Robocall Campaign to Suppress the Vote Ahead of the 2020 Election,
Current and former Kentucky cops charged in connection to the death of Breonna Taylor
Charges Include Federal Civil Rights Offenses, Unlawful Conspiracies, Obstruction Offenses, and Use of Excessive Force
Despicable ex-Florida cop gets three years for sexually abusing at least three women
Out of control Florida cop gets the max jail term for sexually abusing women
Reactions to MLB moving All-Star Game from Georgia over new voting laws
“Georgians will not be bullied.” ~ Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp
Baltimore Orioles honoring legendary Hall of Famer Frank Robinson throughout 2019 season
Orioles donating $60,000 to civil rights and African American history museums in Frank Robinson’s memory.
