The Associated Press also contributed to this story. Elzie was released Monday evening:   In a statement released overnight

The Reverend leads the chant: "We have a heart problem!" over and over. He is jumping up and down. When we gather in front

Last Monday I was arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, along with dozens of other clergy, seminarians, and people of many faith traditions. As a white, middle-aged, married, mother of three and a rule-abiding Presbyterian, this was a new experience for me.

George Eppsteiner, a staff attorney with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, which is representing the plaintiffs

Barber, who is careful to avoid specifically targeting Republicans (though he did criticize the tea party and the American

The North Carolina state legislators have been busy this past year passing these laws at a dizzying rate. The Moral Monday protesters will be busy this summer, too.

While styling themselves as defenders of the constitution and protectors of individual rights, hardline GOPers, in practice, protect their own power and position by violating the Constitution and denying individuals their rights. Just take North Carolina for example.

By Marti Maguire RALEIGH, N.C., May 28 (Reuters) - Fourteen protesters were arrested on Wednesday morning after staging a

Thirty-nine people were arrested at the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta Tuesday as a coalition of organizations under the "Moral Mondays" banner urged state legislators to allow Gov. Nathan Deal (R) to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Georgia's Moral Monday is one of several state coalitions that have formed since the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina

The coalition's press conference, scheduled to coincide with the legislature's second-to-last day in session, will focus

Those arrested faced criminal trespassing charges for refusing to leave the office of state Sen. Jesse Stone (R-Waynesboro

I was honored to be part of a historic and joyful event on Saturday, February 8, as an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 North Carolinians streamed into their capital city from all over their state to participate in an historic Moral March on Raleigh.