White Papers
The Legal Erasure of Indigenous Americans: U.S. Courts, Land Theft & the Need for Reparations
This paper explores the U.S legal system and its theft of Native land. Land acknowledgments...
Stay W.O.K.E.: A Legislative Rewrite to the STOP W.O.K.E. Act
On July 1, 2022, HB 7, the Stop W.O.K.E. Act became law in the state...
Reparations for Black People that Restore and Promote Equity
For many years, reparations have been on the tongues of presidential candidates, legislators, and politicians,...
Reclaiming What Is Theirs: A Legislative Rewrite on Osage Nation Headright Ownership and Transferability
Unbeknownst to the Federal Government, lying beneath the surface of much of Osage grazing land...
Proposing Legislation in Response to the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act 1-Year Reports
The Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) was introduced as Illinois legislation in 2021 and became...
Missouri Voting Law: Barrier for Voters
The purpose of this white paper is to inform and educate individuals of current suppressive...
Kentucky Constitution Amendment 1, November 2024: Restrictive Citizenship Voting Requirements
Kentucky’s Amendment 1 proposed excluding those from voting who are not citizens. Although federal law...
Jim Crow Takes Costco: The Food Apartheid examined through the lenses of oppressive systems
Oppressive systems, reinforced by legislation, have created a Food Apartheid, previously known as a food...
Deconstructing Equality: An Analysis of Trump’s Executive Orders
People of the United States have the right to be racially inclusive, gender inclusive, and...
Beyond Bail: The Necessity for Cash Bail Abolition and Humane Reforms
Cash bail invites discrimination based on income in pretrial detention, is counterintuitive, and costs states...
Autonomía Prestada, Soberanía Negada: The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 and the Legal Fiction of Commonwealth Status
This white paper examines the constitutional and democratic foundations of Puerto Rico’s political status, focusing...