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[Meghan "Meg" Garvey @MegMGarvey]

SB 8 gives the state power to take someone’s liberty and also fire their lawyer- a clear conflict of interest, SB 8 will allow a governor’s appointee to terminate a lawyer at the drop of a hat for advocating for an unpopular position or person.Tell @lalege #NOSB8

[amber ramanauskas @ramsber]

The joys of living in a so-called “pro-life” state

[Nick Chrastil @nchrastil]

Probably a good indicator of the way things are going at the Louisiana legislature is that an execution method described as torture by eyewitnesses passed unanimously and the only amendment was to *provide counseling services for the executioner*

[amber ramanauskas @ramsber]

What Talia Witheld https://t.co/hReXdcywcx

[Jane Fox 🟥 @Foxsquire]

*UNIONIZE YOUR PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE*
The quality of public defense is largely determined by the *working conditions* of public defenders. There will be no long term changes without increased salaries, student debt relief, real retirement, parental, & disability benefits.

[Mandie Landry @votelandry]

No one has the right to tell you what to do with your body. If you’re mad about the most powerful man in the state, who is horribly anti-choice, actively trying to kick out of office 🙋🏻‍♀️the most progressive, pro-choice elected official, sign up to canvass or make calls. 1 #lalege

[The Lens @TheLensNOLA]

Any day now, the New Orleans jail population could reach its legal cap, set by the City Council in 2019. As of Tuesday (Sept. 19) the jail population was 1,222 a mere 28 people away from the population cap.
#thelensnola #nolanews

[Kathy Morse 🌻🐸☮️🇬🇱 @KathyMorse0914]

No matter how many hours I worked, I couldn’t afford toilet paper, soap or toothpaste. We had to pay for basic hygiene products at exploitative markups, way more than they cost in free society, and I was paid 10 cents an hour….. https://t.co/R5n7iMXfyK

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Darryl George, a Black student at Barbers Hill High School in Texas, has been suspended for more than 2 weeks for wearing locs, which school officials say violated the district's dress code.

Cases like this are why the #CROWNAct must be passed nationwide.
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[Spring-Nuts @SpringNuts_]

As officially proclaimed by the Governor of NJ @govmurphy this past April, Happy @springsteen Day (September 23) for all who celebrate! (Which should mean EVERYONE if you’re a member of this group 🤪) #HappyBirthdayBruce #Springsteen

[🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦🕉Stevie Van Zandt☮️💙 @StevieVanZandt]

Happy Birthday to the Boss of all Bosses! Check it out. This collection has some special things I just discovered without remembering we did them!

[Reproductive Freedom for All @reproforall]

We need to protect pregnant people.
We need to protect providers.
We need to protect abortion access.

We need to protect #ReproFreedom — RT if you’re with us!

[Mandie Landry @votelandry]

Two years in a row I brought bills to explicitly provide in Louisiana law that women who have abortions won’t be charged with a crime. Both years I was told we didn’t need it. GUESS WHAT, WE DO! The point was *always* to criminalize women.

#lalege

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[bill quigley @bqnola]

If you want the whole story. Read this excellent article!!! The Death Penalty on Trial in Louisiana | Bolts https://t.co/ksQx4ES84a

[amber ramanauskas @ramsber]

Last day to VOTE FOR LEON

[Latrice Walker @TheRealLatriceW]

I visited the Rikers Island jail complex today, along with several other New York lawmakers. I spoke to people who are detained there pretrial. I came away more motivated than ever to do whatever I can to protect bail reform. My hunger strike begins on Sunday. My full statement:

[UAW Region 9A @UAWRegion9A]

A 🧵 on labor and bail reform: UAW Region 9A opposes Governor Hochul’s proposed changes to the landmark 2019 Bail Reforms. As part of the labor movement, we stand against a system which benefits the wealthy, while average working-class people languish in jail, awaiting trial.

[Yusef Abdus Salaam @dr_yusefsalaam]

#PowerPost🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿™️

Over 30 years ago, Donald Trump took out full page ads calling for my execution.

On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response.

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

RIGHT NOW: We are outside a Brooklyn grocery store demanding the passage of the End Predatory Court Fees Act.

With food prices surging, families with court debt are faced with an impossible choice: paying court fees or buying groceries. This is unacceptable. #NoPriceOnJustice

[Council Member Tiffany Cabán (D22) @CabanD22]

Public defenders on strike let’s gooo!!

As a former public defender, let me just say: it is absolutely essential work, it is not easy, and it doesn’t pay nearly enough.

PDs deserve fair pay, affordable healthcare, and reasonable workloads.

Solidarity and love to y’all! ✊🏽❤️

[amber ramanauskas @ramsber]

@JPMorrell @SWBNewOrleans @lesliharris @WGNOtv update: @SWBNewOrleans came out, dug a giant excrement pit & left. called to find out what’s happening: the matter is “in scheduling”, no more info available. Really excited for the rain to overflow the poop pit