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Every article, broadcast, and mention of RBB’s work in the press.
The Supreme Court is giving lower courts a subtle hint to rein in police misconduct
Joanna Schwartz, The Atlantic
And those paying attention haven’t missed it.
Court rules for inmate in qualified immunity case
Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog
[T]he justices struck down a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that had blocked a Texas inmate’s lawsuit against prison officials. The inmate, Trent Taylor, was forced to spend six days naked in cells that contained feces from previous occupants and overflowing sewage.
Federal judges were once all reliably bad on prisoners’ rights issues. COVID-19 changed that.
Samuel Weiss, The Appeal
Rights Behind Bars Executive Director, Samuel Weiss, discusses how Trump-appointed judges have decisively hampered legal efforts to force prisons and jails to address the coronavirus.
The other infectious disease ravaging America’s jails and prisons
Samuel Weiss, The Appeal
Rights Behind Bars Executive Director, Samuel Weiss, writes about how Hepatitis C has ripped through prisons and jails, despite more effective treatments for the disease.