Lauren Carasik is Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Western New England University School of Law.
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Lauren Carasik is Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Western New England University School of Law.
A leaked Department of Homeland Security database confirms what many suspected: the U.S. government is trying to punish and intimidate people advocating for immigrant rights.
Standing Rock shows us that businesses don't simply silence protestors, they also discredit and bankrupt them.
A recent conference made it clear: military and corporate interests will prevail.
Trump's policies spell disaster for economic equality. And the worst is yet to come.
Public safety is precisely why sanctuary cities are a good idea.
Will victims of the war be served by the call for restorative justice?
The U.S. turns a blind eye on the murder of environmentalist Berta Cáceres.
Immigrant families imprisoned in Artesia, New Mexico, say their due process rights are being violated.
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