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New Tennessee law surfaces the South's racist beginnings of felon voter disenfranchisement

by Iliana Hagenah September 28, 2020January 21, 2021
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This North Carolina law lets police keep racism and abuse under wraps

by Antoinette Kerr July 7, 2020September 16, 2020
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How Georgia's court-appointed advocates are failing children and parents

by Arvind Dilawar July 3, 2020November 13, 2023
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What it will take for progressives to win the South in November

by Michael Cooper June 8, 2020September 16, 2020
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Rent Strikes & Beyond: Understanding eviction laws in the South

by Alysia Nicole Harris April 8, 2020September 16, 2020
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Bound by Statute: In Mississippi, Jim Crow era laws result in a high rate of Black kids charged as adults

by Ko Bragg November 18, 2019September 16, 2020
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Progressive wins in Virginia are limited as long as "Dillon's Rule" is on the books

by Simon Davis-Cohen November 13, 2019September 16, 2020
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What's in store for North Carolina politics in 2018

by Michael Cooper January 11, 2018September 16, 2020
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A civil rights legacy under attack

by Michael Cooper September 4, 2017November 13, 2023
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Who gets to legislate heritage in Virginia?

by Brooke Newman March 2, 2017September 27, 2023
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The Louisianan challenging juvenile life sentences at the Supreme Court

by Katy Reckdahl October 12, 2015November 13, 2023
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Constituting North Carolina

by Jedediah Purdy July 9, 2015September 16, 2020
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The Police, the Law, and the Unjustified Use of Force

by Irving Joyner July 8, 2015September 16, 2020

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