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Parents file suit because their black children were singled out for punishment because of their race. The suit states white kids with similar conduct were not disciplined.

Article about a class-action suit against the cities of Mt. Vernon and Burlington (both in Washington) for failing to provide meaningful representation to poor defendants facing misdemeanor charges. The lawyers handled 1,000 cases a year, way more than the cap of 400 allowed annually. In result, they were spending less than an hour per case.

This article shows how men are allowed to post naked pictures on websites of women who may not have given consent to have these pictures posted online. It shows the conflict that these women have with the law to make it a crime.

By looking at local property taxes, you can see that the education of the wealthier students if funded better than the poorer students. This has not gone unnoticed, even to the point of law suits, and yet still schools underfund the more vulnerable students and leave them unprepared for the future.