John Wilkes, Adam Clayton Powell, and Julian Bond were elected, excluded and returned to the legislature.
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Under the state law, performing publicly in drag is a misdemeanor, and “repeat offenders” could be charged with a felony.
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"Charging or jailing the killers is not enough," said the national director of the Working Families Party. "Justice is changing the conditions so no one dies during a traffic stop."
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"The video must be that bad," said law professor Sherrilyn Ifill. "But fired does not prevent rehiring elsewhere, and charged does not mean convicted. But more important than all, none of this brings back Tyre Nichols."
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