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2 years 11 months ago
Since colonial times, people have sought out underground networks to escape persecution. After ‘Roe’ falls, women seeking abortions must rely on old strategies and new templates.
Gabrielle Gurley

Tom Turpin’s Rosebud Café

2 years 11 months ago
Listen to an episode about Tom Turpin on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. For music lovers who came through St. Louis in the early 20th century, there was only one place in town to go: Tom Turpin’s Rosebud Café. This sprawling bar and nightclub was located on Market Street in the heart of Chestnut Valley—a historic African American entertainment and gambling district. …
Brittany Krewson

No Absolute Immunity For Sheriff, Prosecutor Who Created False Testimony That Locked Up An Innocent Man For 16 Years

2 years 11 months ago
The thing about absolute immunity is it tends to be absolute. Except when it isn’t. This immunity — one that protects prosecutors, judges, and certain politicians — can be stripped, but it happens so rarely it’s little more than a rounding error in the totality of civil rights lawsuits. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, another case involving stripped […]
Tim Cushing