How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers
But as we see the criminalization of mothers grabbing headlines around the country in recent months and years, we would do well to understand all of these issues as connected
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N.Y. Times defends calling Michael Brown ‘no angel’
Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan wrote in a post on Monday afternoon that the “no angel” term was “an ill-chosen phrase”
Top Immigration Court Hands Huge Win to Battered Women Seeking Asylum. Conservatives Freak Out.
A spokeswoman for the Executive Office for Immigration Review says that there are about 22,500 cases pending before the BIA. As a result, these women’s cases could remain in limbo for many years. But the door is now open for an immigration judge to rule someday in their favor, says Stephanie Taylor, an Austin, Texas, attorney who represents many domestic violence victims seeking asylum.
GOP Obstructionism Is Holding Up Funds to Catch Rapists
Erika Eichelberger writes for Mother Jones: “For weeks, Republicans in the Senate have held up an $180 billion spending bill that would direct money to several federal agencies… [including] a $41 million grant to help states and localities go after rapists by funding jurisdictions to process backlogs of rape kits, the samplings of biological evidence Read more …
Chris McDaniel challenges Mississippi Senate runoff
James Hohmann writes for Politico: “Nearly six weeks after he lost the Mississippi Republican Senate runoff, state Sen. Chris McDaniel announced at a news conference Monday that he will formally challenge the results of the vote… Sen. Thad Cochran was certified the winner of the June 24 primary by 7,667 votes, but McDaniel attorney Mitch Read more …