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Local governments can help end police violence and improve public safety overall by taking steps in four key areas, according to a comprehensive new report released by People For. The report, All Safe: Transforming Public Safety, is a blueprint for making transformative policy changes that move us in the direction of safety and justice for all. It features a range of options while also highlighting the Ithaca Public Safety Model as a goal.
Following more than a year of investigations, the January 6 Committee has begun revealing their findings in a series of ongoing public hearings. People For and our experts at Right Wing Watch have been monitoring the hearings to provide expert insight and analysis on the latest developments. Briefings, blogs, narrative videos, and more have been part of our team’s continuing coverage, which is featured on a new campaign website, RightWingInsurrection.org.
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, the far-right majority struck down a New York law dating back to 1911 that requires a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The ruling weakens the ability of states and cities to have reasonable restrictions on firearms. In so doing, it also threatens the lives of people throughout the country.
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Devastate Church-State Separation The Trump-solidified hard-right majority on the Supreme Court took a grave step in their long-term effort to severely undermine separation between church and state, as well as true religious liberty, in Carson v. Makin. The 6-3 majority’s ruling in Carson will require Maine to use taxpayer money to pay for children’s religious education. Then, in a ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, Trump justices contradicted and abolished decades of Establishment Clause precedent - sanctioning religious activity by public school officials. Read more about the Carson v. Makin opinion here >> Read more about the Kennedy v. Bremerton School District opinion here >>
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