[Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue]
Weingarten: “Never in more than two centuries of American history has the free exercise clause of the First Amendment been wielded as a weapon to defund and dismantle public education.”
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U.S. Supreme Court
AFT’s Weingarten: U.S. Supreme Court’s Espinoza Ruling Threatens Public Education
SUPREME COURT ISSUES RULING REQUIRING UNANIMOUS JURY VERDICTS FOR STATE CRIMINAL TRIALS
[U.S. Supreme Court\Ramos v. Louisiana]
Ed Chung: “This ruling is a victory for civil rights and criminal justice. The laws allowing nonunanimous verdicts in both Louisiana and Oregon were born of racist intent and helped perpetuate the racial disparities that have long plagued the U.S. justice system.”
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