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Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren, regarding his decision to file a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis for allegedly violating Warren’s freedom of speech when DeSantis removed Warren from his role as Hillsborough County state attorney after speaking in favor of abortion rights and gender-affirming medical care. (NPR — Aug. 17, 2022)
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Inland Empire Amazon Workers United, commenting after 160 Amazon employees walked out of a San Bernardino, Calif., warehouse on Aug. 15 to demand higher wages, safer working conditions and the end of retaliation at the facility. (The Hill — Aug. 16, 2022)
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Executive Director of the NBA’s Social Justice Coalition James Cadogan, regarding the basketball league’s decision to not schedule any NBA games on Nov. 8 to better promote nonpartisan civic engagement and encourage their fans to vote. (Associated Press — Aug. 16, 2022)
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Wilfredo Laracuente, a former prisoner of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, regarding the state’s decision to prohibit friends and family from delivering packages to incarcerated individuals during in-person prison visits. They also will not be able to mail boxes to inmates unless they come directly from third-party vendors. (Associated Press — Aug. 14, 2022)