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Can Uber For Women Survive A Discrimination Challenge?
February 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) — It seems like a good idea in theory: an Uber-like service for women that connects female riders and drivers. Safr (previously called Chariot for Women), announced its March launch in... -
It Took Jamycheal Mitchell’s Death For Virginia To Deal With Inmate Mental Illness
January 19, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The death of a mentally-ill young man at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail has forced Virginia lawmakers to reckon with the state’s dismal mental health treatment in the criminal justice... -
Oklahoma To Require Signs Advocating Against A Constitutional Right
December 15, 2016 (Fault Lines) — 2016 saw public bathrooms become a major battleground in the culture wars. Earlier this year, North Carolina grabbed national headlines when it passed the “Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act,” which required... -
Missouri Town Sued Over Allegations Of Revenue Raising Courts
December 8, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Nicole Bolden got into a car accident back in March of 2014 in Foristell, Missouri. Someone made an illegal U-turn in front of her car, and despite the 32-year-old African-American... -
Texas Considers Fetus Burial Bill
November 17, 2016 (Fault Lines) — On Wednesday morning, a group of 30 abortion rights activists, health professionals and women strongly urged Texas state officials to reconsider the consequences of implementing House Bill 201, a proposal... -
Need Cash Fast? Fabricate A Break-In And Blame Black Lives Matter
November 3, 2016 (Fault Lines) — On October 17, 2016, Maria Daly reported she had been robbed. She told police that intruders broke into her Millbury, Massachusetts, home in the middle of the night and stole... -
Gloves & Robes Come Off As Judge John McBain Subdues Unruly Defendant
October 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Jackson County Circuit Court Judge John McBain has “no regrets” about getting physical with an unruly defendant last December, after a surveillance video of the incident went viral on Wednesday.... -
MI Governor Snyder Failed Flint But Took Good Care of Himself
October 13, 2016 (Fault Lines) — A resident of Flint, Michigan—a city still reeling from the lead-contamination crisis earlier this year—filed a complaint on Tuesday calling for a grand jury investigation into whether Gov. Rick Snyder... -
Chicago’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Fails Under Scrutiny
October 6, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Last week, the Chicago Reader published an investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s civil asset forfeiture fund and its findings aren’t pretty. The Institute for Justice, a Libertarian nonprofit public-interest law... -
Dramarama In Nevada: Judge Bans Black Lives Matter Pin From Courtroom
September 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) — A dispute between a Las Vegas judge and a deputy public defender boiled over on Tuesday when the attorney refused to remove a Black Lives Matter lapel pin from her...