A federal judge says the city of new york had been deliberately indifferent to Police Officers illegally detaining black and latino residents on the streets over many years. We was beaten one of the plaintiffs and his attorneys. And then we talk to the owner of lavabit, Edward Snowdens email provider. Last week, the owner of lavabit is seriously shut down the company and said he did not want to become complicit in crimes against the american people. We will also speak to nick merrill, who is under a gag order for six years after receiving a National Security letter. Technician orhone systems provider, you have a lot of information that paints a picture of peoples private lives and communications. I believe that comes with a great degree of responsibility. You are a steward of peoples private matters. It seemed to me, it was a moral obligation i had to protect. All that and more coming up. Democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federalstoric move, a
Turned a blind eye to the evidence that officers are conducting stops in a racially discriminatory manner. Make no mistake, this decision is a massive rebuke to city officials like mayor michael bloomberg, who today was still defending this discriminatory policy. How do you think this ruling at all threatens your overall legacy . I dont know. Almost 12 years now where people have walked the streets of new york city without having to look over their shoulder. I suspect thats probably a pretty good legacy. Well, maybe some people can walk the streets without looking over their shoulder, but thats often not true for people of color in new york and other cities across the country. Minorities are constantly being harassed by police, even when they have done nothing wrong. He grabbed me off the walk and he is oh, youre doing graffiti. And thats when he put the cuffs on me. So when he turned me around and im seeing the wall, how am i doing graffiti if its black and i have a pink highlighter i
Surrounding square with tanks and bashed wire. The scene is chaotic, and its hard to know exactly whats going on, but there have been reports of gunfire inside and outside the mosque. There are also reports that crowds of antimorsi civilians have gathered outside the mosque, as well as the uniformed Security Forces. The standoff follows three days of violence between the Muslim Brotherhood and the military. On friday, the brotherhood took to the streets to protest a violent military crackdown, defying Security Forces authorized to use lethal force against protesters. 173 people were killed on fridays day of rage protests, according to the Egyptian Government. And the brotherhood has vowed to keep rallying in the days ahead. The crackdown began wednesday, when government Security Forces violently attempted to clear out two encampments where morsi supporters were staging sitin protests and demanding that morsi be reinstated. The assault sparked street battles in cities across the country
Guest. Im very excited to welcome devin carbato celebrating their release of fun reasonable black lives police power and the Fourth Amendment. That one carvato is the honorable Harry Pregerson professor of law at ucla school of law. The author of numerous articles and edited volumes. Hes also the coauthor of acting white. Were thinking race in postracial america. He lives in los angeles. He will be in conversation with paul butler a former federal prosecutor who provides legal commentary for ms. And bc and npr and has been featured in 60 minutes and profile Washington Post. A love professor at georgetown university. He is the author of lets get free a hiphop theory of justice winner of the harry shopping media award and showcold policing black men both from the new press. He has published numerous opeds and book reviews including the New York Times the Washington Post the boston globe and the los angeles time. So, please lets welcome them. Thank you for being here. Good evening, everyo
Postracial america. He lives in los angeles. He will be in conversation with paul butler a former federal prosecutor who provides legal commentary for ms. And bc and npr and has been featured in 60 minutes and profile Washington Post. A love professor at georgetown university. He is the author of lets get free a hiphop theory of justice winner of the harry shopping media award and showcold policing black men both from the new press. He has published numerous opeds and book reviews including the New York Times the Washington Post the boston globe and the los angeles time. So, please lets welcome them. Thank you for being here. Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for coming out. It really is my pleasure to have the opportunity to engage you in this way. Im looking forward to your comments your reactions your questions and before we get to all of that i would of course like to thank politics and pros for hosting this event and thank paul for agree to be a moderator. So thank you ver