The Complaint Highlights the Lack of Action to Protect Thousands of African Americans From Tobacco-Related Deaths JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council … [Read more...]
Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban from Being Applied to Thousands of Asylum Seekers
Provides Important Protection for Those Previously Turned Back at Ports of Entry A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s asylum ban from being applied to thousands of asylum seekers … [Read more...]
Mediation a ‘No Go’ for ‘Black Farmers’ and Stine Seed Co.
By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell The New Tri-State Defender The Memphis-based Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA) and the Stine Seed Company are in wait-and-see mode now that a March … [Read more...]
NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward
Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census By NNPA On Jan. 30, The National Association for the Advancement of … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Buck’s Player Sterling Brown Files Suit Against Milwaukee Officers and City
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last month body camera videos depicting the incident involving Milwaukee Buck’s player Sterling Brown and officers from the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) were … [Read more...]
ARCW and National Partners File OCR Complaint
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - In the face of highly restrictive and discriminatory health insurance plans within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces, ARCW and the Center for Health Law and Policy … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Riverkeeper challenges Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Estabrook Dam repair
DNR's Environmental Impact Statement insufficient to evaluate impacts of repairing the Estabrook Dam MILWAUKEE – On Monday, May 23, 2016, Milwaukee Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele Introduces Resolution Asking Chairman Lipscomb to Reimburse County
MILWAUKEE – Following a definitive ruling in Milwaukee County Circuit Court which confirmed that Milwaukee County Board Chairman Theo Lipscomb did not have unilateral authority to file a lawsuit on … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Joins States Challenging Possible EPA Rule
By Graham Kilmer A motion calling for the State of Wisconsin to intervene on behalf of Murray Energy Corporation in a lawsuit being taken against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was … [Read more...]
NAACP files suit against city
On Tuesday, June 19 in coordination with the State of Wisconsin’s celebration of emancipation of slavery in the United States of America, the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP filed a complaint with the … [Read more...]