ICE Arrests at New Orleans Immigration Court Spark Outrage and Protest

April 17, 2026

A reported immigration enforcement action inside a downtown New Orleans courthouse is drawing sharp criticism from advocates and raising new questions about due process protections for immigrants navigating the legal system. According to a press release from organizers and corroborating accounts shared by advocacy group Unión Migrante, two parents of young children were arrested Thursday […]


Congressman Carter Introduces Bipartisan Cannabis Bill to Provide Access to Lending Services, Investments, and Grants for State-Legal American Businesses

March 25, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) have introduced the bipartisan Capital Lending and Investment for Marijuana Businesses (CLIMB) Act. This legislation will allow state–legal American cannabis companies, including small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses the ability to access critical lending and investment opportunities currently available to other domestic and regulated industries. […]


Call It What It Is The SAVE Act Is Voter Suppression

March 24, 2026

The SAVE Act is being presented to the public as a simple voter ID requirement, and that framing has allowed it to move forward without the level of scrutiny it deserves. Most people hear “voter ID” and assume something familiar and routine, like showing a driver’s license at the polls. That assumption keeps the conversation […]


Louisiana: Stop Taxing the Tools Small Businesses Need to Survive

March 14, 2026

New Orleans talks constantly about supporting small businesses. Politicians praise entrepreneurs in speeches, economic development officials highlight local innovation, and city leaders regularly describe neighborhood businesses as the backbone of the local economy. But buried deep in Louisiana’s tax structure is a policy that quietly does the opposite. We tax the tools small businesses need […]


Fisk University and Brennan Center Launch New Initiative on Democracy and Justice in the South

February 26, 2026

The Partnership for Southern Impact will work with communities and organizations across the South to build more representative and responsive state and local governments.  Fisk and the Brennan Center will develop nonpartisan solutions to problems like voter suppression, partisan redistricting, and excessively punitive criminal justice. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and Fisk University’s […]


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