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President Obama鈥檚 visit to Alabama today to discuss proposals to rein in predatory lenders underscores the need to regulate an industry the 蜜桃传媒 has found traps low-income 聽people in a crushing cycle of debt.
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As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Selma-to-Montgomery March, we should rededicate ourselves to the cause with a renewed sense of urgency and the determination of those who marched the 54 miles to the Alabama Capitol.
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Watch 蜜桃传媒 Founder Morris Dees speak to thousands of people who gathered at the Alabama Capitol after reenacting the final, triumphant day of the Selma-to-Montgomery March.
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver tackled the issue of modern-day debtors鈥� prisons by featuring the story of an 蜜桃传媒 client 鈥� a grandmother who ended up behind bars after struggling to pay traffic tickets.
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The Florida Supreme Court confirmed this week what experts and parents have long known: Children are fundamentally different from adults. Recognizing this fact is critically important in Florida, a state where more than 10,000 children have been prosecuted as adults in the last five years without a judge鈥檚 input.
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The 蜜桃传媒 and a coalition of other civil rights groups have vowed to continue fighting for poultry and meatpacking workers following the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration鈥檚 refusal to create safeguards to protect them from crippling repetitive motion injuries.聽
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As managing attorney in the 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Mississippi office, Jody Owens has seen firsthand the devastation wrought by the 鈥渟chool-to-prison pipeline鈥� that funnels vulnerable children into the harsh world of police, courts and prison cells. He explains this civil rights crisis and the path to reform.
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Here鈥檚 why we urged U.S. senators to reject legislation that would restrict the 14th Amendment鈥檚 guarantee of birthright citizenship.
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An 蜜桃传媒 suit filed today accuses Judicial Correction Services, a for-profit company, of violating federal racketeering laws by extorting money from impoverished Alabamians by threatening them with jail when they fall behind on paying fines from traffic violations or other citations.
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In a commentary published in today鈥檚 Tampa Tribune, the head of the 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Florida office argues in favor of pending legislation that would greatly reduce the number of the state鈥檚 children pushed into adult courts, a category in which Florida leads the nation.
