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Senate to vote on groundbreaking judicial nominees with Southern roots

May 4, 2022 - Republican senators recently grilled Biden judicial nominee Nancy Abudu, a civil rights lawyer who has protected abortion rights and fought voter suppression in the Deep South. Senators also heard from four other nominees, all women of color. At least one nominee has bipartisan support.

Justice

As deportations escalate, lawyers ramp up defense for immigrants in rural Georgia

By Allie Yee

March 15, 2017 - In Lumpkin, Georgia, home to the privately-run Stewart Detention Center, lawyers are setting up shop to provide critical legal support to immigrants facing deportation.

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Senate to vote on groundbreaking judicial nominees with Southern roots

As deportations escalate, lawyers ramp up defense for immigrants in rural Georgia

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