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Fighting for equality: The faces of Coalition for TJ
Equality before the law is one of the most important constitutional safeguards of individual liberty. When public institutions ignore this protection, the rule of law is in jeopardy.
That’s what the school board and superintendent of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) did when it implemented race-based admissions standards to limit the number of Asian-American students.
As the Coalition for TJ fights back in federal court, Brittany Hunter brings us the faces of coalition members who are defending their right to equality before the law.
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Antique dealers fight for right to display what they’re allowed to sell
Manhattan’s antique district is filled with galleries where customers can physically inspect valuable antiques before buying them. But shops cannot display all the merchandise they are allowed to sell, including antiques containing ivory that are at least 100 years old. While allowed by federal law, the state forbids sales of antiques with more than 20% ivory to New Yorkers and prohibits their display in New York dealers’ stores.
Government cannot ban displays of items that are legal to sell. So two trade associations are fighting back on behalf of their members.
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The death knell: How Kentucky’s governor’s abuse of executive power threw Goodwood Brewing in a tailspin
One of the most objectionable takeaways from the pandemic has been the danger of giving too much power to a single politician.
Governors in many states clung to newfound powers over lives and livelihoods, despite COVID’s waning spread and emergency.
In Kentucky, the battle to break free from Gov. Andy Beshear’s never-ending, arbitrary, and ultimately illegal emergency orders was fought on two fronts: the courtroom and the legislature. Goodwood Brewing Company owner Ted Mitzlaff was on the front lines of that battle, a harrowing journey captured in a photo essay by Collin Callahan.
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