Last week’s Thanksgiving-eve release of the list of seven candidates for the chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals comes on the heels of last month’s elections in which the court’s handling of New York’s congressional redistricting map likely swung the House of Representatives to the Repub
December 1, 2022 Voting Voting ReformAs the Supreme Court opens its new term this week, it is poised to decide a case that threatens to take the country backward decades, to constitutionalize bias in public commerce, and to amplify the deep polarization plaguing our society. At issue in 303 Creative v. Elenis, No.
October 5, 2022 Freedom of Speech and Religion LGBTQ RightsIf you’ve attended a racial justice protest in New York City, you’re likely familiar with the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group.
September 14, 2022 Police AccountabilityNew York has seen a recent surge in laws to end the practice of environmental racism and to ameliorate its harms.
July 21, 2022 Environmental Justice Racial JusticeGov. Kathy Hochul correctly called Syracuse’s crumbling Interstate 81 viaduct a “failed...promise” of urban renewal. But even as there are promising signs that we’ve learned from history, more must be done to ensure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated.
June 13, 2022 Environmental Justice Education Racial Justice Redevelopment in SyracuseA leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court reveals a majority of the court’s justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and revoke the fundamental right to abortion.
May 18, 2022 Abortion Rights and Access Reproductive Rights and Justice Access to Contraception