News Bay 71 — Rights News https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/ Developing rights stories as they land: rulings, legislation, inspection findings and enforcement actions, each with a note on why it matters. en-US Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:42:31 GMT Rights News The Grants Pass ruling reshaped homeless encampment policy — and litigation moved to the states https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/grants-pass-ruling-camping-bans/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/grants-pass-ruling-camping-bans/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:55:58 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News How the FCC sets price caps on prison phone calls https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/how-the-fcc-sets-price-caps-on-prison-phone-calls/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/how-the-fcc-sets-price-caps-on-prison-phone-calls/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:47:06 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News What qualified immunity actually shields government officials from https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/what-qualified-immunity-actually-shields-government-officials-from/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/what-qualified-immunity-actually-shields-government-officials-from/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:47:05 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News The immigration court backlog is now measured in millions of cases https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/immigration-courts-backlog-due-process/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/immigration-courts-backlog-due-process/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Police accountability now runs on disclosure laws, not prosecutors https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/police-accountability-data-what-lawsuits-leave-behind/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/police-accountability-data-what-lawsuits-leave-behind/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Monica Cummings Rights News Hate crime statistics: what the FBI counts, and what it misses https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/hate-crime-statistics-what-fbi-data-shows/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/hate-crime-statistics-what-fbi-data-shows/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Supreme Court weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Callais ruling https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/callais-ruling-voting-rights-act-section-2/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/callais-ruling-voting-rights-act-section-2/ Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Book bans in schools: the numbers, the laws, and the courtroom test https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/book-bans-school-libraries-what-the-data-shows/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/book-bans-school-libraries-what-the-data-shows/ Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Four million citizens can't vote because of a felony conviction. The map is the story https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/felony-disenfranchisement-map-2026/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/felony-disenfranchisement-map-2026/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Who can enforce the Voting Rights Act is now a question of where you live https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/private-lawsuits-voting-rights-act-enforcement-gap/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/private-lawsuits-voting-rights-act-enforcement-gap/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Voters removed slavery exceptions from four more state constitutions https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/thirteenth-amendment-exceptions-what-voters-changed/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/thirteenth-amendment-exceptions-what-voters-changed/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Olmstead at twenty-six: the right to live outside institutions https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/olmstead-community-integration-enforcement/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/olmstead-community-integration-enforcement/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devon Clarke Rights News Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents surged. The data is catching up https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/antisemitic-islamophobic-incidents-data-surge/ https://newsbay71.com/rights-news/antisemitic-islamophobic-incidents-data-surge/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Monica Cummings Rights News