How to Win an Election From Jail
January 13, 2022
Joel Cast贸n was incarcerated when he was 18 years old. He鈥檚 now 45 and in November of last year, just two months ago, Joel was released after serving over 26 years. While incarcerated, he received a degree through the Georgetown Prison Scholars Program and started a mentorship initiative called Young Men Emerging. And, because D.C. changed the law to allow incarcerated people to vote, he ran for office, and he won: he is now an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Washington D.C. representing the 7th Ward including the jail that he just walked out of. He鈥檚 the first incarcerated person in D.C. history to win elected office. Joel joins us today to talk about his experience, what he鈥檚 focusing on as a newly elected commissioner in D.C., and how he鈥檚 changing the public narrative about incarcerated people.
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Kentucky Supreme CourtDec 2025
Civil Liberties
Commonwealth V. Davis And Commonwealth V. Kentucky Education Association. Explore Case.Commonwealth v. Davis and Commonwealth v. Kentucky Education Association
This case asks whether Kentucky鈥檚 legislature can legally favor some unions by giving them preferential treatment and disfavor others. A recent law does just that: SB 7 prohibits public employers from allowing their employees to use payroll deductions for union dues yet expressly exempts law enforcement and fire protection unions from this prohibition. Two state circuit courts and the Court of Appeals have held that this law violates the Kentucky Constitution鈥檚 equal protection guarantee. The State now appeals to the Kentucky Supreme Court. The Court鈥檚 decision has important implications for equal protection, free speech, and labor rights in Kentucky. -
老熟女午夜福利 & CommentaryNov 2025
Civil Liberties
Defending Veterans鈥� Rights For Over A Century. Explore 老熟女午夜福利 & Commentary.Defending Veterans鈥� Rights for Over a Century
This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected. -
PodcastNov 2025
National Security
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Deployments At Our Doorstep. Explore Podcast.Deployments At Our Doorstep
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Rhode Island Supreme CourtOct 2025
Civil Liberties
Parente Et Al. V. Lefebvre Et Al.. Explore Case.Parente et al. v. Lefebvre et al.
This case asks whether state officials in Rhode Island can be held liable for their discriminatory acts under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act (RICRA), a state anti-discrimination law. The State of Rhode Island asserts that it has sovereign immunity as to claims brought under the RICRA and therefore cannot be sued for damages for violating that law. The State Supreme Court Initiative and the ACLU of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief arguing that the State is wrong: discrimination claims under the RICRA are covered by the State Tort Claims Act鈥檚 broad waiver of state sovereign immunity for 鈥渁ll actions of torts.鈥� Thus, state officials may be held liable when they engage in discrimination prohibited by the RICRA, allowing harmed Rhode Islanders to seek redress.