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U.S. Justice Department: Excessive Force in Alabama’s Male Prisons Unconstitutional

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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama on Thursday concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, the department concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that prisoners are…

Texas Federal Judge: 18 Year Old Girls Must Register for Draft

He rules selective service registeration for boys only unconstitutional.
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From U.S. District Judge Gary Miller’s decision: “While historical restrictions on women in the military may have justified past discrimination, men and women are now ‘similarly situated for purposes of a draft or registration for a draft.’ If there ever was a time to discuss ‘the place of women in the Armed Services,’ that time has passed” Categories: News, Statewide…