All the old forms of discrimination, the forms of discrimination we supposedly left behind, are now perfectly legal once you've been labeled a felon.
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I no longer believe that we can 'fix' the police, as though the police are anything other than a mirror reflecting back to us the true nature of our democracy.
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After years as a civil rights lawyer, I rarely find myself speechless.
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Discrimination in virtually every aspect of political, economic, and social life is now perfectly legal if you've been labeled a felon.
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In this country, we force millions of people - who are largely black and brown - into a permanent second-class status simply because they once committed a crime.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has eviscerated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, giving the police license to sweep communities, to conduct 'stop and frisk' operations.
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