civil liberties
Breaking With Tradition, Some Judges Speak Out on Racial Injustices
WASHINGTON—As demonstrations after George Floyd’s killing in police custody unfolded across the nation last week, the chief justice of North Carolina weighed in with her own declaration—the first in a wave of extraordinary statements by jurists around the country. “In our courts, African-Americans are more harshly treated, more severely punished and more likely to be …
China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters
China revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters based in Beijing, the first time in the post-Mao era that the Chinese government has expelled multiple journalists from one international news organization at the same time. China’s Foreign Ministry said the move Wednesday was punishment for a recent opinion piece published by the …
Mainland Chinese Sneak Into Hong Kong’s Protests—to Support the Cause
HONG KONG—On June 16, a 24-year-old female graduate student with the family name Chen donned a black T-shirt, grabbed a surgical mask in case she needed to hide her face, and joined a massive march against further erosion of the city’s freedoms by China. That much was standard procedure for many of the estimated two …
