Protecting humans from search and seizure in a Sanctuary City

There are legal advocates and activists in Sanctuary Cities who think that under the Fourth Amendment all searches and seizures of persons in the United States require the state actor to seek and obtain a warrant, supported by probable cause, signed by a judge, before the search or seizure occurs. The current legal reality is……

Wealth-based discrimination: there ought to be a law

I was part of the Housing Group at the Rochester Anti-Poverty Initiative’s planning session last year. We recommended support for a law protecting residents in the City of Rochester against unfairness in housing based on “source of income.” (So, advertisements that say, “No Section 8 NEED apply” would be prohibited. I was very glad to……