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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 14 minutes agoIn Florida, for example, advocates in 2021 pushed for the state to recognize and observe...
This Juneteenth, it’s time for Biden to honor the federal holiday he created by ending forced labor
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe best way to finally end slavery in America is to remove the slavery exception from the...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago“In our midst is a young man whose father — whose father...for the county’s fourth annual...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoThe reality remains that many Black residents in Florida and much of the United States see the ...
The Hollowing of the Eighth Amendment | Duncan Hosie
New York Review of Books· 1 day agoIn 1991 an inmate named Dee Farmer sued prison officials at the US Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, for violating the Eighth Amendment< ...
Amy Coney Barrett may be poised to split conservatives on the Supreme Court
Politico via Yahoo News· 15 minutes agoA rift is emerging among the Supreme Court’s conservatives — and it could thwart the court’s recent march to expand gun rights. On < ...
Opinion | Justice Alito, please don’t forget the First Amendment
Washington Post· 21 hours agoConsider it a fellowship of church and state, where providence smiles on judges and constituents in...
Lawsuit filed to halt prosecution of speed camera violations, citing Constitution
The Center Square· 7 days agoVirginia law allows the city to prosecute cases in a way that may violate the Sixth Amendment of
NC voters could weigh in on ‘a number’ of constitutional amendments this fall, top Republican says
NBC 17 Raleigh· 6 days agoHouse Republican leaders are already backing an amendment that would change the wording of the ...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...