For 25 years, Allen Superior Court’s Drug Court program has fought alongside people from all walks of life in their personal battles with substance abuse and addiction. In the years since it began, Drug Court has graduated more than a thousand people – and touched the lives of untold thousands more. The program saves lives and changes lives across all socio-economic lines every day. On this episode, we talk to the team behind Allen County Drug Court about the work they do to offer fresh starts and the opportunity to rebuild lives, careers and families.

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Episode 7: "I See A Lot Of Hope" - The Allen Superior Court Drug Court Program

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As thousands gather to mark a pivotal moment that prompted Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965, we speak with U. W. Clemon, Alabama's first African-American federal judge. He says the current U.S. Supreme Court is "amorous of state rights, which we thought we had fought a great Civil War over, thought we had settled that issue," and argues this is a dangerous trend that has allowed states to enact new restrictions on the right to vote that are "similar to those imposed 50 years ago." Clemon is so concerned that he says "this Supreme Court is a flamethrower, and it is in my judgment the worst Supreme Court in terms of civil rights since 1857, the decision that caused the Civil War." Clemon was referring to the court's verdict in Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857, which intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery when it found Scott did not have the legal right to request his freedom. We also speak with Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA); Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church; and Ted Shaw of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina School of Law. ||| Visit http://democracynow.org to watch the full daily news program, read the transcript, or search our vast online archive. Livestream weekdays 8-9am ET. Follow Democracy Now! on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Google+ and Pinterest.

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