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Active Shooter Situation Shuts Down L.A. County Polling Place on Election Day
An active shooting near a Los Angeles County polling place on Tuesday has left one person dead and at least three others wounded. Police in Azusa, Calif., were dealing with at least one heavily armed female suspect, although the Los Angeles Times reports that witnesses have said the shooter was a man. “This is an…
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Judge Denies Trump Campaign’s Request to Put Nev. Early Ballots on Hold
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully on Tuesday to have some early ballots that were cast in Nevada put on hold, alleging that the presidential election in Las Vegas might be rigged to favor Democrats. According to the Washington Post, the Trump campaign alleged that the Clark County Registrar of Voters kept the polls…
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Eric Trump Tweets, Then Deletes, Illegal Ballot Selfie Showing He Voted for Dad
The second-eldest son of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seems to have broken the law Tuesday when he tweeted a photo of his ballot showing that he voted for his father in the presidential election. Eric Trump, 32, posted the photo of his ballot with the caption, “It is an incredible honor to vote for…
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#NoDAPL: Water Protectors Participate in 3 Demonstrations Sunday
Water protectors who have been protesting against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota participated in three different nonviolent protests Sunday. Independent news site Unicorn Riot was live at the scene when a group of several dozen water protectors drove into Bismarck, N.D., on Sunday morning and held a demonstration at Fairview…
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Justice Department Will Monitor Polls in 28 States on Election Day
The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday that its Civil Rights Division will deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states to monitor the polls on Election Day, Nov. 8. Although states and local governments have the primary responsibility of administering elections, the Civil Rights Division enforces the federal voting rights laws that…
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Baton Rouge, La., Police Officer Sues DeRay Mckesson for Protest Injury
A Baton Rouge, La., police officer who says that he was injured during a protest of a deadly police shooting filed a lawsuit against prominent activist and Campaign Zero co-founder DeRay Mckesson on Monday. According to the Associated Press, the officer, who is identified only as John Doe in the lawsuit, says he was struck…
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NYC Woman Dies After Being Thrown in Front of Subway Train
A 46-year-old Queens, N.Y., woman is dead after being pushed in front of a subway train in Times Square on Monday, the New York City Police Department said. Assistant Chief William Aubry, the commander of Manhattan detectives, told the New York Times that witnesses on the train and the subway platform pointed out the suspect…
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Judge Issues Restraining Order to Stop Voter Intimidation by Trump Campaign
A U.S. district judge in Ohio issued a restraining order Friday that prevents anyone working on Donald Trump’s campaign from harassing and intimidating voters at the polls Tuesday. The judge’s ruling came after a two-hour hearing during which Trump’s lawyer was asked to justify the Republican presidential candidate’s inflammatory rhetoric about voter fraud, Mother Jones…
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#WalterScott: Judge Denies Defense Motion to Suppress Video of Shooting
The judge in the murder trial of a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed black motorist denied two defense motions Friday concerning cellphone video of the shooting. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott, 50, who was running from a…
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#NoDAPL: ACLU Asks DOJ to Investigate Law-Enforcement Response to Protesters
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asking for an investigation into possible violations of constitutional rights and federal laws by law enforcement responding to peaceful #NoDAPL protesters in North Dakota. The letter, addressed to Principal Deputy…
