Border Patrol ramps up New England checkpoints in ‘Constitution-free zone’

"Two-thirds of the US lives inside this so-called 100-mile border zone, which includes many major cities and several entire states, including Florida, Michigan, Maine and Hawaii, according to the American Civil Liberties Union."

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150 Organizations Condemn Trump’s Call for Execution For Drug Offenses

"The US has never brought a death penalty case for a drug offense, but following the president's call for executions last spring, Attorney General Sessions sent a memo to prosecutors urging them to consider seeking the death penalty in some cases."

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Oklahoma Passes Most Progressive Medical Marijuana Initiative Since California’s Prop 215

"Oklahomans for Health, the folks behind the initiative ought to be feeling pretty good right about now. They have successfully passed a very enlightened medical marijuana law in the face of opposition from the state's Republican and religious establishment."

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