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One thing that was widely said about the uber-successful show <keyword id="20115149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Peaky-Blinders" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Peaky Blinders" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Peaky Blinders">Peaky Blinders</keyword>, excellently carried by <keyword id="21942590" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cilian-Murphy" source="keywords">Cilian Murphy</keyword>, was that it was extremely addictive. And when the show ended in 2022 after running for nearly 10 years, many did go into withdrawal. But we have some great news for fans of the franchise! The iconic gangster saga is making its grand return to the screen in a new movie coming to <keyword id="19897536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netflix" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Netflix" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>. Murphy, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer, will be reprising his role as the ruthless <keyword id="20115150" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tommy-Shelby" source="keywords">Tommy Shelby</keyword>. The film will be directed by <keyword id="21339770" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tom-Harper" source="keywords">Tom Harper</keyword>, who helmed episodes of the show's very first season, bringing things full circle. Creator <keyword id="20370374" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Steven-Knight" source="keywords">Steven Knight</keyword> has penned the script and will also co-produce alongside Murphy. While plot details are still shrouded in secrecy, Knight promises an "explosive chapter" set in a time of war, hinting at a possible <keyword id="20023749" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-War-II" source="keywords">World War II</keyword> connection. This isn't the first time whispers of a <keyword id="19396672" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="peaky-blinders-movie" source="Orion">Peaky Blinders movie</keyword> have circulated. Fans have been eagerly awaiting news ever since the show's dramatic conclusion in 2022. Knight himself previously hinted at a movie set during World War II, and Murphy has expressed his own enthusiasm for returning to the role. "It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn't finished with me," said Murphy. "This is one for the fans." <div type="twitter" handle="netflix" handlename="netflix" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1798082306940493885"></div>Production on the film is slated to begin later this year, with a release date yet to be announced. While details on additional casting are scarce, one thing is for sure: Peaky Blinders is back and ready to unleash its signature brand of gritty period crime drama on a global audience.

The Peaky Blinders are back in business! Netflix announces new movie starring Cilian Murphy

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Cillian Murphy, the star of "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/life-career-of-j-robert-oppenheimer-father-of-atomic-bomb-2023-6?inline-endstory-related-recommendations=&amp;_gl=1*b8xgmb*_ga*MTM1MTUwMzQzNy4xNjI3Mzk3Njc3*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY5MDI5MjAxMC42NTMuMS4xNjkwMjkyOTkyLjE5LjAuMA..">Oppenheimer</a>," was a vegetarian for 15 years.</li><li>He said that his trainer recommended he eat meat to bulk up for "Peaky Blinders."</li></ul>Cillian Murphy has been in the news recently for his extreme diet on the set of "Oppenheimer" — <a href="https://www.insider.com/oppenheimer-cillian-murphy-diet-skipped-cast-dinners-2023-7">his costar Matt Damon</a> told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm3AlobdBAY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a>: "He was losing so much weight for the part that he just didn't eat dinner, ever."Emily Blunt, who plays Oppenheimer's wife in the film, said Murphy was eating "one almond most nights or a little slice of apple."But this isn't the first time Murphy has changed his diet for a role. <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=37236658f9722fa8c641558ef908ee7049957b7b954e688263319aa91539bd25&amp;postID=64bfd98775976ff3ff4d6069&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrporter.com%2Fen-us%2Fjournal%2Ffashion%2Fmr-cillian-murphy-toughens-up-715974" target="_blank" rel="noopener">He told Mr Porter</a> in 2017 that he was a vegetarian for 15 years before reintroducing meat to his diet for his role as Thomas "Tommy" Shelby, a gangster politician, in "Peaky Blinders.""I was vegetarian for about 15 years. But it was never a moral decision. It was more that I was worried about getting mad cow disease," he said, referencing a neurodegenerative disease that emerged <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mad-cow-blood-donation-risk-in-the-us-2016-9">in British cattle in the 1980s</a> and <a href="https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/all-about-bse-mad-cow-disease" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infected people</a> through diseased meat. <div type="image" title="Cillian Murphy in &quot;Peaky Blinders.&quot;" height="1332" width="1776" msid="102115136" hostid="261"></div>He added: "For the first series of 'Peaky Blinders', they were anxious that I shouldn't look like a skinny Irish fella, and my trainer recommended meat." He went on to star in the hit show for six seasons from 2013 to 2022.Murphy said his first taste of meat was a venison steak he got at a restaurant. "When the waiter asked if I'd like the fish or the venison, I hesitated and he said, 'Have the venison.' He was right. It was extraordinary," he said.He's <a href="https://www.insider.com/famous-people-who-gave-up-being-vegan-2019-6">not the only celebrity who has given up</a> being vegetarian, or even vegan — but he didn't have to start eating meat to bulk up.<h2>You don't need to eat meat in order to put on more muscle</h2>Torre Washington, a vegan bodybuilder, told Insider in 2020 that he had no problem bulking up since <a href="https://www.insider.com/vegan-bodybuilder-how-to-build-muscle-on-plant-based-diet-2020-10">becoming a vegan in 1998</a>. He said his go-tos for protein included oatmeal, tofu, pea protein, lentils, and rice and beans. He also said he had "lots of produce such as Japanese sweet potato, fresh greens, and fruit smoothies."Insider also <a href="https://www.insider.com/what-vegan-athletes-eat-for-protein-2019-11">studied the diets of other vegan professional athletes</a> in 2019 to see where they got their protein from and reported that there were plenty of options for anyone following a vegan diet who wanted to gain muscle.The healthiest thing to do is listen to your body, get advice from experts, and don't stick to eating one almond a day for dinner.

Cillian Murphy was vegetarian for 15 years before eating meat for 'Peaky Blinders' so he didn't look like 'a skinny Irish fella'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kyle Robertson has been replaced as CEO of <keyword id="13970261" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cerebral" source="Orion">Cerebral</keyword> by Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Mou.</li><li>Robertson cofounded the mental-health startup in 2020.</li></ul>Kyle Robertson has just been replaced as CEO of the mental-health startup Cerebral, according to a statement sent to Insider.Cerebral is replacing Robertson with Dr. David Mou, the company's chief medical officer, the company said in the statement. Jessica Muse, Cerebral's chief operating officer, is keeping her operations title and taking on the role of president. Dr. Thomas Insel, former director of the National Institute of <keyword id="11902572" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mental-health" source="Orion">Mental Health</keyword>, will join Cerebral's board. In recent months, Cerebral, which provides mental-health therapy and medications online, has faced mounting scrutiny for how it prescribes controlled substances to treat conditions like anxiety and ADHD. The highly regulated medications have the potential for addiction and are not often prescribed to people without an in-person visit with a clinician.In a major change to its business, Cerebral said this week that it would stop prescribing most of these highly regulated drugs, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cerebral-to-stop-prescribing-most-controlled-substances-2022-5">Insider exclusively reported</a>.In a memo on Wednesday, Robertson called the board's move to replace him illegal, and said directors were trying to blame him for the company's issues, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fcerebral-replaces-founder-as-ceo-a-move-he-says-is-illegal-11652897865">the Wall Street Journal reported</a>. Robertson didn't immediately respond to messages from Insider seeking comment for this story.On Tuesday, the Journal <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fcerebral-board-members-agree-to-replace-ceo-amid-federal-probe-into-prescription-practices-11652840097%3Fst%3Dlbhn2gvi7hnqs6t%26reflink%3Ddesktopwebshare_permalink">reported</a> that Cerebral's <keyword id="12136584" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="board-of-directors" source="Orion">board of directors</keyword> had agreed on a plan to replace Robertson after some of the members lost confidence in his leadership. They felt the company aggressively pushed into treating ADHD and that Robertson was reluctant to follow advice from medical staffers, per the Journal.As of Tuesday evening, Robertson hadn't agreed to resign, but lost access to the company's Slack messaging system without notice, the Journal reported."We thank Kyle for his service," Mou said in the statement. "His vision resulted in what Cerebral is today: a leading provider of urgently needed mental health services to people who were unable or unlikely to obtain treatment." <div type="image" title="Cerebral's Dr. David Mou." height="801" width="1067" msid="91649239" hostid="261"></div><h2>Cerebral has faced increased scrutiny in recent months</h2>Robertson cofounded the company after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. It launched in January 2020, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oak-hcft-investment-in-mental-health-startup-cerebral-2020-10">gained momentum</a> during the pandemic as doctor visits shifted online. In particular, it began prescribing controlled substances, such as benzodiazepines like Xanax to treat conditions like anxiety and stimulants like Adderall to treat ADHD.Prior to the pandemic, federal law prohibited clinicians from prescribing such highly regulated drugs to patients without first seeing them in-person. Those rules were relaxed during the pandemic, and Cerebral was one of a handful of companies that began prescribing controlled substances after online visits.In the two years since launching, Cerebral has attracted cash from venture-capital firms including SoftBank and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oak-hcft-investment-in-mental-health-startup-cerebral-2020-10">Oak HC/FT</a>. It was <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-08/softbank-vision-fund-2-backs-cerebral-at-4-8-billion-valuation">valued at $4.8 billion in December</a> after raising a $300 million round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2. <div type="image" title="Cerebral's Jessica Muse, the chief operating officer." height="430" width="574" msid="91649240" hostid="261"></div>But in the past few months, the startup has faced questions about its prescribing practices from <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-11/cerebral-app-over-prescribed-adhd-meds-ex-employees-say?srnd=premium&amp;sref=jmdlngds">news outlets</a>, industry observers, and a former executive who filed a <a href="https://aboutblaw.com/2KI">lawsuit</a> in April. National pharmacy chains had expressed concerns that clinicians at Cerebral and another company are writing too many prescriptions for stimulants, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-cvs-pharmacies-have-blocked-or-delayed-telehealth-adderall-prescriptions-11651082131?mod=Searchresults_pos5&amp;page=1">The Wall Street Journal Journal</a> reported in April.Federal agencies have also taken notice of Cerebral. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dea-cerebral-questions-license-issues-2022-5">US Drug Enforcement Administration</a> and the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/doj-investigating-mental-health-startup-cerebral-2022-5">US Department of Justice</a> are investigating the startup, as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/doj-investigating-mental-health-startup-cerebral-2022-5">Insider first reported in May</a>. That culminated in Cerebral's about-face on controlled substances on Monday. A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cerebral-to-stop-prescribing-most-controlled-substances-2022-5">leaked email first reported by Insider</a> said the company's clinicians will stop prescribing most controlled substances to new patients starting May 20 and to existing patients starting October 15.In joining Cerebral's board, Insel, the former federal mental-health official, touted the startup's ability to expand access to care."I look forward to joining this endeavor with the assurance that the company will focus fully on this unprecedented opportunity to deliver the highest quality mental health care to millions of people who have previously not had access and therefore could not benefit from effective medical and psychological treatments," he said in the statement.Do you have a tip about Cerebral that you want to share? Contact Blake Dodge (+1 252-241-3117) and Shelby Livingston (+1 843-412-6857) using the encrypted app Signal.

Cerebral just replaced CEO Kyle Robertson as the mental-health startup faces increased scrutiny

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> upheld two GOP-passed <keyword id="57493" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Arizona">Arizona</keyword> voting laws in a ruling.</li><li>The court was tasked with deciding whether the laws violate Section 2 of the <keyword id="93452" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Voting-rights">Voting Rights</keyword> Act.</li><li>The case has possible implications for new GOP voting cases and the upcoming redistricting cycle.</li></ul>The US Supreme Court <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-1257_g204.pdf">ruled 6-3 to uphold two Arizona voting restrictions</a> in a pair of key cases over whether the laws violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most important federal civil rights laws. The cases, Brnovich vs. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party vs. DNC, were consolidated for one hour of oral arguments in early March and centered on Arizona laws that throw out provisional ballots filed at the wrong precinct and bar third-party groups from returning mail ballots. The petitioners argued the laws are discriminatory in their disproportionate impact on voters of color.They not only concerned the legality of the two laws in question, but tested the limits of Section 2 itself, which bans voting laws or redistricting plans that result "in the denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group." Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Gorsuch also authored a concurring opinion joined by Thomas. Justice Elena Kagan authored the dissenting opinion joined by Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Broadly, the Court ruled that neither voting rule imposes unacceptable barriers beyond "the usual burdens" of voting, finding that "mere inconvenience cannot be enough to demonstrate a violation of Section 2." The Court did not, however, establish any new legal tests, instead issuing "guideposts" for such litigation as applied to voting cases. "We think it prudent to make clear at the beginning that we decline in these cases to announce a test to govern all VRA §2 claims involving rules, like those at issue here, that specify the time, place, or manner for casting ballots," Alito's opinion said, adding that "as this is our first foray into the area, we think it sufficient for present purposes to identify certain guideposts that lead us to our decision in these cases." The decision has significant implications for the ongoing federal lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ongoing against the dozens of restrictive voting laws passed by Republican-controlled state legislatures in 2021, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/department-of-justice-suing-georgia-over-gop-backed-election-law-2021-6">including a recently-filed Department of Justice lawsuit against Georgia. </a> The Arizona cases were the most consequential that the now 6-3 majority conservative court had taken up over the Voting Rights Act since<a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-96"> Shelby County v. Holder</a> case decided in 2013, and mark the first time the Court has considered whether voting and election laws violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (the Court has previously decided Section 2 cases concerning redistricting and vote dilution). In that ruling, the Court struck down the coverage formula used to determine which states needed to seek approval, or preclearance, from the federal government before enacting new voting policy changes under Section 5 due to histories of discrimination.Shelby rendered Section 5 unenforceable, releasing Arizona from the preclearance requirement, and leaving Section 2 as one of the most powerful tools for plaintiffs to challenge discriminatory vote-dilution schemes in the apportionment of congressional districts and voting policies.In 1982, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/section-2-voting-rights-act">Congress expanded the scope of Section 2</a> to cover not just intentional discrimination, but cases where voting policies resulted in discriminatory impacts in the "totality of the circumstance of the local electoral process."<div type="image" title="Arizona voting 2" height="1000" width="2000" msid="84039082" hostid="261"></div>The cases the Supreme Court ruled on originated in 2016, when the DNC sued Arizona under Section 2 of the VRA over two voting laws passed by the state legislature: a law prohibiting provisional ballots that a voter cast in the wrong voting precinct from being counted, and another barring third-party groups from returning voters' mail ballots to election offices, sometimes referred to as "ballot harvesting." While a US District Court sided with Arizona and upheld the laws, <a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/01/27/18-15845.pdf">the full 9th Circuit overturned that ruling</a>.The appellate court found that both laws violated Section 2 and had discriminatory impacts against Black, Latino, and Native American voters in Arizona. Applying a two-part results part, the Court found that the plaintiffs proved that the laws "imposed a significant disparate burden" on minority voters, and resulted from "social and historical conditions" that fostered hostile conditions for minorities' voting rights. Under Arizona's out-of-precinct policy, even votes for statewide races at the top of the ticket like president, US senate, and governor, cast in the wrong precinct are not counted.Alito's opinion, however, argued that "the racial disparity in burdens allegedly caused by the out-of precinct policy is small in absolute terms," accusing the appeals court of misleadingly portraying statistics to make the disparity seem larger than it is, and that the state of Arizona has a compelling interest in holding precinct-based voting. The <a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/01/27/18-15845.pdf">9th Circuit further ruled</a> that the ban on third-party ballot collection was enacted with discriminatory intent, citing the state's "long history of race-based voting discrimination," the legislature's prior attempts to restrict ballot collection, the increase in Latino and Native American voter turnout, unfounded claims of fraud used as a basis to pass the law, and racially polarized voting patterns in the state. The Supreme Court found too that given the availability of early and mail voting in Arizona, the bans on third-party ballot collection do not go beyond "the usual burdens" on voting, and that the plaintiffs challenging the rule "were unable to provide statistical evidence showing that HB 2023 had a disparate impact on minority voters."The Court further reversed the appellate court's finding that the Arizona legislature enacted the ballot collection ban with racially discriminatory intent, writing, "the spark for the debate over mail-in voting may well have been provided by one Senator's enflamed partisanship, but partisan motives are not the same as racial motives."The Court also ruled that the Appeals Court erred in applying<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/02/justices-to-consider-whether-arizonas-voting-rules-discriminate-against-minorities/"> "the cat's paw" doctrine</a> to the legislature's adoption of the bill, finding the doctrine, <a href="https://www.parsonsbehle.com/images/pdfs/catspaw.pdf">which has roots in employment law</a>, does not apply to legislative bodies. In her dissent, Kagan charged that the majority opinion had effectively re-written the law to blunt its ability to counter discriminatory voting rules. "Today, the Court undermines Section 2 and the right it provides," the dissent said. "The majority fears that the statute Congress wrote is too 'radical'-that it will invalidate too many state voting laws. So the majority writes its own set of rules, limiting Section 2 from multiple directions. Wherever it can, the majority gives a cramped reading to broad language."

Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting limits in a major ruling concerning a key part of the Voting Rights Act

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> heard arguments in crucial <keyword id="1719695" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Voting-Rights-Act">Voting Rights Act</keyword> cases on Tuesday. </li><li>Brnovich vs. Democratic National Committee will test Section 2 of the VRA.</li><li>The case centers around the legality of two Arizona voting restrictions.</li></ul>The US Supreme Court <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?507934-1/brnovich-v-dnc-consolidated-oral-argument">heard arguments Tuesday</a> in key <keyword id="93452" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Voting-rights">voting rights</keyword> cases out of Arizona that will test the limits of a provision of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits discrimination against minorities in voting. In the two lawsuits, Brnovich vs. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party vs. DNC, which were consolidated for Tuesday's arguments, the court will determine whether two Arizona voting restrictions violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Michael Carvin, representing the Arizona Republican Party, and Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich argued for the petitioners, with Jessica Ring Amunson representing the Arizona Secretary of State's office and Bruce Spiva, representing the Democratic National Committee, arguing for the respondents. Section 2 bans "any voting standard, practice, or procedure that results in the denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group." In 1982, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/section-2-voting-rights-act">Congress expanded the scope of Section 2</a> to cover not just intentional discrimination, but cases where voting policies resulted in discriminatory impacts in the "totality of the circumstance of the local electoral process."This case is an important test of the Voting Rights Act, <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-96">which suffered a major blow with the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder</a>. In that decision, the Court struck down the coverage formula used to determine which states needed to seek approval, or preclearance, from the federal government before enacting new voting policy changes under Section 5 due to histories of discrimination.The stakes of this decision <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-january-2021">are elevated by lawmakers in dozens of states introducing over 100</a> bills aimed at restricting voting in 2021 legislative sessions. Many of those bills have been filed in battleground states like Arizona, which President Joe Biden won in November by a margin of only .3% of the total votes. The Shelby decision rendered Section 5 unenforceable, freeing Arizona from the preclearance requirement, and leaving Section 2 as one of the most powerful tools for plaintiffs to challenge discriminatory vote-dilution schemes and voting policies. "We are concerned that the Court could issue a ruling which would weaken or limit Section 2," Sean Morales-Doyle, deputy director of the Voting &amp; Elections Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, recently said on a call with reporters. "We simply cannot afford harm to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-census-delays-are-upending-the-redistricting-process-explainer-2021-2">as we are entering a new redistricting cycle</a> and <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-january-2021">we've seen a wave of restrictive voting laws</a> introduced in state legislatures around the country." <div type="image" title="Arizona voting" height="1000" width="2000" msid="81279647" hostid="261"></div>The justices on the Court probed both sides on the impacts of the voting laws on minority voters and what standards they think should be applied to determine whether a law is discriminatory and wrongly denies minorities the opportunity to vote in violation of Section 2. Justice Elena Kagan, for example, queried lawyers representing both sides of the argument with how they would approach hypothetical voting restrictions, like a county putting all its polling places in country clubs, that are facially neutral but have a racially disparate impact. The conservative majority on the Court appeared inclined to let the Arizona laws in question stand, and were skeptical of Amunson and Spiva's arguments that Arizona's policies constituted unlawful racial discrimination under Section 2. But it is unclear if or how the justices will rule on questions of Section 2's scope and application. "What concerns me is that your position will make every voting rule vulnerable to attack under Section 2 to the same extent that the out-of-precinct policy was by the 9th Circuit," Justice Samuel Alito said to Spiva. The cases began in 2016, when the DNC sued Arizona under Section 2 of the VRA over two voting restrictions passed by the state legislature: a law prohibiting provisional ballots that a voter cast in the wrong voting precinct from being counted in part or in full, and another barring third-party groups from returning voters' mail ballots to election offices, sometimes referred to as "ballot harvesting." While a US District Court sided with Arizona, <a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/01/27/18-15845.pdf">the 9th Circuit overturned that ruling</a>.The appellate court found that both laws violated Section 2 and discriminatory impacts against Black, Latino, and Native American voters in Arizona. Applying a two-part results part, the Court found that the plaintiffs proved that the laws "imposed a significant disparate burden" on minority voters, and resulted from "social and historical conditions" that fostered hostile conditions for minorities' voting rights. The <a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/01/27/18-15845.pdf">9th Circuit further ruled</a> that the ban on third-party ballot collection was enacted with discriminatory intent, citing the state's "long history of race-based voting discrimination," the legislature's prior attempts to restrict ballot collection, the increase in Latino and Native American voter turnout, false claims of fraud used as a basis to pass the law, and racially polarized voting patterns in the state. The partisan implications of the case were clearly delineated in Tuesday's arguments. In response to a question from Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioning the Arizona GOP's standing in the case, Carvin said that the 9th Circuit's decision "puts us a competitive disadvantage relative to Democrats," adding: "<keyword id="6358883" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics">Politics</keyword> is a zero-sum game. Every extra vote they get through unlawful interpretations of Section 2 hurts us." Similarly, Spiva told Justice Clarence Thomas that the DNC's standing "rests on organizational standing principles, because they have to expend resources in order to overcome the discriminatory effects of these laws." Jacqueline De Léon, staff attorney at the Native American Rights Foundation, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/native-american-voters-still-face-widespread-challenges-to-voting-2020-12">previously told Insider in November</a> that while Native voters showed record turnout in Arizona in 2020, they still faced significant barriers to voting. Reservations are divided into chapter houses, or distinct communities within the reservation led by a chapter president. Chapter house boundaries, however, do not always align with the precinct boundaries set by the state, leading some voters to wrongly believe they could vote at their chapter house, a mistake that may force them to cast a provisional ballot.Under Arizona's out-of-precinct policy, even votes for statewide races at the top of the ticket like president, US senate, and governor, cast in the wrong precinct are not counted. <div type="image" title="Arizona election" height="1000" width="2000" msid="81279648" hostid="261"></div>Voters of color, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/native-american-voters-still-face-widespread-challenges-to-voting-2020-12">and especially those who live on Native American reservations</a>, also often lack traditional mailing addresses, experience unreliable mail delivery, and live further distances from ballot dropboxes and election offices than white voters. Those factors make third-party ballot collection drives critical get-out-the-vote tools for hard-to-reach voters <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/09/14/voting-by-mail-arizona-tradition-unlike-much-of-us-story-how-happened/5707050002/">in a state where the majority of voters cast ballots by mail</a>, advocates argue. The Supreme Court hasn't been the friendliest arena for voting rights advocates in recent years, and is poised to be even less so now with a 6-3 conservative majority. In addition to reversing the 9th Circuit, the Arizona attorney general, the Arizona GOP, and its allies have filed amicus briefs in the case seeking changes to how Section 2 is applied in the future.Some of the respondents and their amici have asked the Court to further narrow Section 2's reach, including by limiting Section 2 lawsuits to cases of intentional racial discrimination, and restricting the provision to challenge only racial gerrymandering and vote dilution, not to voting policies. "This case doesn't have to approach anywhere close to the impact of the Shelby County decision if the Court does the right thing, and that's what we're hoping for here," Morales-Doyle said.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could further gut the Voting Rights Act and its protections for minority voters

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="151277" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="CVs">CVS</keyword> and <keyword id="377607" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Walgreens">Walgreens</keyword> have come under fire from health officials over the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to nursing homes, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/15/health/pharmacies-nursing-homes-covid-19-vaccines-kaiser-khn/index.html">CNN reported</a>.</li><li>As part of the federal government's program to vaccinate elderly people in care, the two companies say they are on track to get the first of the two-part dose done by January 25.</li><li>But health officials in many states have said the progress is poor, hampered by bureaucracy.</li><li>West Virginia, which opted out of the program, has made much faster progress by relying on its network of smaller pharmacies with good ties to the community, <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-simple-reason-west-virginia-leads-the-nation-in-vaccinating-nursing-home-residents-153274">The Conversation reported</a>.</li><li>Walgreens did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. CVS told Insider that vaccinations are going according to plan. </li></ul>CVS and Walgreens have come under fire from local officials for the slow rollout of their vaccinations program to nursing homes. As of January 14, around a quarter of the 4.7 million doses allocated to the companies had been administered <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/15/health/pharmacies-nursing-homes-covid-19-vaccines-kaiser-khn/index.html">CNN reported</a>.TJ Crawford, a spokesperson for CVS, told Insider that the process is going entirely to plan. Both companies told CNN they are on track to have the first round of the two-phase vaccine completed by January 25.But health officials in some states have said that the process has been frustratingly slow.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/insider-pfizer-biontech-historic-coronavirus-vaccine-program-2020-11">How the pharma giant Pfizer teamed up with a little-known biotech to develop the first authorized coronavirus vaccine in record time</a>The director of one LA County chain of nursing homes, Dr. Karl Steinberg, told CNN: "It's been so much worse than anybody expected. That light at the end of the tunnel is dim."Mississippi's State Health Officer Dr Thomas Dobbs described the partnership between the pharmacy giants and the federal government as a "fiasco."President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>'s administration left the coordination of the vaccination's overall rollout to states, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-us-vaccine-rollout-is-a-disaster-what-next-2021-1">as Insider's Hilary Brueck reported</a>. CVS and Walgreens became the sole contractors for vast chunks of the rollout under a deal <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/10/16/trump-aministration-partners-cvs-walgreens-provide-covid-19-vaccine-protect-vulnerable-americans-long-term-care-facilities-nationwide.html">announced by the Health and Human Services (HHS) department</a> in October 2020. The companies' name recognition and corporate heft is considered a boost to public trust in getting the vaccinations processed, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stores-prepare-for-100-million-covid-vaccines-including-cvs-kroger-2021-1">as Business Insider's Áine Cain, Irene Jiang, and Shelby Livingston reported</a>. Without an overarching federal program for distribution, most states opted into the CVS-Walgreens partnership to get the vaccine into nursing homes. <a href="https://cvshealth.com/news-and-insights/press-releases/cvs-health-provides-update-on-covid-19-vaccinations-in-long-term">A January 6 company statement from CVS</a> 6 said that the company is on track with its target, with incoming president Karen Lynch saying on January 15 that <a href="https://www.cvshealth.com/news-and-insights/press-releases/incoming-cvs-health-president-and-ceo-reacts-to-president-elect">it had administered one million shots in nursing homes</a>. In total, 1.7 million shots have been administered by CVS and Walgreens combined, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/business/covid-vaccine-nursing-homes.html">The New York Times reported on January 16</a>.A spokesperson for CVS, Joe Goode, told CNN: "Everything has gone as planned, save for a few instances where we've been challenged or had difficulties making contact with long-term care facilities to schedule clinics."But it has been beset with problems, such as cumbersome bureaucracy and poorly-staffed centers, CNN reported. Speaking from Seattle, where Walgreens and CVS <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/inside-the-slow-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccines-in-washington-state/">are administering the bulk of vaccines</a> to care homes, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/01/05/953471915/states-struggle-to-administer-their-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines">NPR's Will Stone</a> said that nursing homes are "absolutely desperate to give out shots," but they are "basically at the mercy of when CVS or Walgreens schedules them."Crawford, the CVS spokesperson, told Insider: "It's critical to note that activation dates are selected by the states," adding that the majority of states chose to activate the partnership in January. Authorities that didn't take up the partnership are moving much faster. West Virginia - a state that opted out of the program - is leading the country in the vaccine rollout to care homes, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-pandemics-west-virginia-coronavirus-pandemic-2e682c51172839a57ab17ca2b7b8d336">as the Associated Press reported</a>. Care home vaccinations there started two weeks earlier than in most states, <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/07/954409347/why-west-virginias-winning-the-race-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-into-arms">NPR reported</a>.Prof. Tinglong Dai, an operations specialist at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-simple-reason-west-virginia-leads-the-nation-in-vaccinating-nursing-home-residents-153274">writing for The Conversation</a>, said that the near-monopoly that CVS and Walgreens have gives them little reason to work faster.Crawford told Insider that that characterization is "an insult to the thousands of CVS health care professionals who've been administering shots to one of our most vulnerable populations for the last month, in many cases going room-to-room." They also already have strong ties to the local community and its nursing homes, he wrote - an important factor in a process that requires explanation and consent with vulnerable people and their families. In West Virginia, each care home is served by more than one pharmacy for the process, prompting more of a rush to reach out and organize the doses, he wrote. Krista Capehart, director of regulation for the state's Board of Pharmacy, is leading the West Virginia distribution plan.She told NPR: "When [the vaccine] got here, we already had pharmacies matched with long-term care facilities, so we were already ready to have vaccinators and pharmacists ready to go into those facilities and start providing first doses."Crawford argued that CVS also has strong local links.On January 15, President-elect Joe Biden <a href="https://buildbackbetter.gov/speeches/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-president-elect-joe-biden-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-plan-in-wilmington-delaware/">announced increased federal support</a> for the process - which both <a href="https://news.walgreens.com/press-releases/general-news/walgreens-statement-in-support-of-president-elect-bidens-covid-19-update.htm">Walgreens</a> and CVS have welcomed. Lynch, the CVS executive, <a href="https://www.cvshealth.com/news-and-insights/press-releases/incoming-cvs-health-president-and-ceo-reacts-to-president-elect">said in a statement</a> that the federal assistance will enable the company to administer more than 1 million shots per day - vastly more than they have managed so far.Walgreens did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Health officials slam Walgreens and CVS for 'fiasco' vaccine rollout to nursing homes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Traci Thomas is the host of "The Stacks" podcast, a show about all things <keyword id="5050" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="books">books</keyword> and the people who love them.</li><li>Since 2018, Thomas has connected with authors, actors, screenwriters, and politicians on her podcast to use books as a catalyst for larger conversations on race, privilege, and culture.</li><li>For people looking to read more books by <keyword id="9600304" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="black-authors">Black authors</keyword>, Thomas recommends a mix of fiction and nonfiction reads, such as "How We Fight for Our Lives" by Saeed Jones and "Heads of the Colored People" by Nafissa Thompson-Spires.</li></ul>In May, America watched in horror as George Floyd begged, in vain, for his life. The lynching of Floyd <a href="https://www.insider.com/police-body-camera-footage-reveals-george-floyds-death-2020-7">caught on film</a> shocked many white Americans into questioning their own role in white supremacy and anti-Blackness.So what did many well meaning white people do? They turned to books to help teach them about the ways racism functions in American society (well, first they asked their one Black friend, who told them to read a book or Google it).<div type="image" title="Traci Thomas The Stacks Podcast" height="1804" width="2405" msid="77039858" hostid="261"></div>That's where I came into the conversation, as a Black woman, avid reader, and host of "<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacks/id1362164483?mt=2&amp;app=podcast&amp;at=1000lLiX1000lLiX">The Stacks" podcast</a>, a show all about books and the people who love them.Since 2018, I've spoken with some of America's most exciting authors, actors, screenwriters, and politicians, using books as a catalyst for bigger conversations on race, gender, privilege, culture, and more.So, when many Americans turned toward books for help, I found myself at the intersection of "person who knows something about great books" and "person who has experienced the many cuts and blows of racism." I put together <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/anti-racist-reading-list">a nonfiction anti-racist reading list</a> and a <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/read-black-stories">fiction list of Black stories</a>.I wasn't alone in creating these lists, and now many of the books on my lists are nearly impossible to get a copy of. Books like "<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/3111/9780525509288">How to Be an Antiracist</a>" by Ibram X. Kendi and "<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/3111/9781728209807">Me and White Supremacy</a>" by Layla F. Saad are nowhere to be found.So I'm here now to offer 10 powerful books by Black authors that deal with race in America that you can actually get your hands on. This list barely scrapes the surface of incredible works of art and information written by Black people about what it means to be Black in America. The list is a combination of fiction and nonfiction and features some of my personal favorite writers, like <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-118-living-the-revision-with-kiese-laymon/id1362164483?i=1000480920857&amp;mt=2&amp;app=podcast&amp;at=1000lLiX;at=1000lLiX">Kiese Laymon</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-89-staying-true-to-yourself-with-jason-reynolds/id1362164483?i=1000459295156&amp;mt=2&amp;app=podcast&amp;at=1000lLiX;at=1000lLiX">Jason Renyolds</a> (both of whom, along with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-short-stacks-22-ibbram-x-kendi-how-to-be-an-antiracist/id1362164483?i=1000450838520&amp;mt=2&amp;app=podcast&amp;at=1000lLiX;at=1000lLiX">Dr. Kendi</a>, have been guests on "The Stacks"). It should also be said that the writing of Black authors isn't merely instructive — it's also artistry. Like many of us were forced to read the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald or Harper Lee to understand both craft and experience, the works of these Black authors contain multitudes and should be read with the depth of their skills in mind, not just for what they can "teach" white Americans.It should be said that people much smarter than I have written about <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/anti-racist-reading-lists-what-are-they-for.html">the questionable value of these reading lists</a>. I believe in the transformative power of books. I believe if you do the reading and use it as a catalyst for antiracist action there is much power in the pages of these books. If you read a book and then call officials in Kentucky to demand the arrest of the cops who murdered Breonna Taylor, America has a fighting chance to make lasting change. If you pick up a copy of "<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/3111/9780807047415">White Fragility</a>" (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-116-white-fragility-with-the-lady-gang-part-2/id1362164483?i=1000478310515&amp;mt=2&amp;app=podcast&amp;at=1000lLiX;at=1000lLiX">another book we've covered on the show</a>) and think you've done what was asked of you, then no, these books will not help you. Reading alone will not save America. Here are 10 books by Black authors that you should read.<h2>1. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slowly-Kill-Yourself-Others-America/dp/1932841776">"How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America"</a> by Kiese Laymon</h2>This is an essay collection from Kiese Laymon, who is most well known for his memoir "Heavy." This collection is biting and emotional, and carries the voice that Laymon is known for. His own self-doubt and love of Black people can be felt throughout each essay, no matter the subject.Laymon never settles for less than incredible in his writing — there's a driving rhythm behind the words and that propels the reader deeper into the narratives.<h2>2. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Letter-Sons-Imani-Perry/dp/0807076554/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1EFU34SRJW064&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=breathe+imani+perry&amp;qid=1594908333&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=breath+imani+per%2Cstripbooks%2C144&amp;sr=1-1ipbooks%2C144&amp;sr=1-1">"Breathe: A Letter to My Sons"</a> by Imani Perry </h2>This book is a mother's letter to her young sons about what it means to be alive and Black in America. It's deeply personal and still touches on grander ideas of race and humanity. Perry seamlessly weaves personal stories and American history together in this epistolary work.It should be noted that Perry's writing is out of this world, both poetic and no nonsense. Her skills as a writer are in and of themselves something to behold, which is only compounded by the content of this letter.<h2>3.<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Novel-Brit-Bennett-ebook/dp/B01BD1SSO4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M11BWMY4KL0O&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+mothers+brit+bennett&amp;qid=1594908368&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+mothers+brit%2Cstripbooks%2C215&amp;sr=1-1ipbooks%2C215&amp;sr=1-1">"The Mothers"</a> by Brit Bennett</h2>This is a coming of age story about grief and love and life and family. This book looks at the choices and relationships young women face and the ways in which the bonds we create are at once destructive and fortifying. Bennett crafts characters that are rich and complex and so precisely human that it's hard to know if you even like them or not.<h2>4. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Person-Vote-Suppression-Destroying/dp/1635571391/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TCTK7WIVK6JR&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=one+person+no+vote+carol+anderson&amp;qid=1594908392&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=one+person+no%2Cstripbooks%2C221&amp;sr=1-1ipbooks%2C221&amp;sr=1-1">"One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy"</a> by Carol Anderson</h2>This book takes a look at the laws and procedures that have been put in place to disenfranchise millions of Black voters since the 2013 ruling on Shelby vs. Holder, which chipped away at the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Anderson, who also wrote "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Rage-Unspoken-Racial-Divide-ebook/dp/B01D1RUOJU">White Rage</a>," explains how governments and elected officials have used their power to strip voting rights from millions of Americas. This book helps to make sense of one part of systematic racism and the deliberate nature of white supremacy. She deftly calls out and outlines the tactics and repercussions of these types of practices, like voter ID and the closing of polling locations. This is a must read as we prepare for the 2020 election. <h2>5. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Fight-Our-Lives/dp/1501132741/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZ2Y0F0NVKFS&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=how+we+fight+for+our+lives+by+saeed+jones&amp;qid=1594908473&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=how+we+fight+%2Cstripbooks%2C210&amp;sr=1-1ipbooks%2C210&amp;sr=1-1">"How We Fight for Our Lives"</a> by Saeed Jones</h2>Saeed Jones' memoir is stunning. He seamlessly writes about his existence and vulnerability as a queer Black man. It's a coming of age story, a mother and son story, a story of finding one's true self at the intersection of sexuality and race.What Jones is able to do in this book is beyond compare. He explores his own life with a compassionate and critical eye. It's almost a fever dream — the book moves and breathes through violence and tenderness.<h2>6. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-X-Manning-Marable-audiobook/dp/B004V232ZI/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Malcolm+X+MALCOLM+X+A+LIFE+OF+REINVENTION+by+Manning+Marable&amp;qid=1594908522&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1books&amp;sr=1-1">"Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention"</a> by Manning Marable </h2>Manning Marable is able to take the story of a man we think we know and create an entirely new perspective and interpretation of his story.Well researched and compulsively readable, this book honors the man in a way few have ever tried. His humanity is on full display in the pages of this book. We see Malcolm X for who he was, a passionate advocate for Black lives that was always learning and growing and challenging his own thoughts and actions.<h2>7. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-People-Danzy-Senna-audiobook/dp/B073C879K1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=134IIE31OJXVE&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=new+people+by+danzy+senna&amp;qid=1594908575&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=new+people+%2Caudible%2C154&amp;sr=1-1audible%2C154&amp;sr=1-1">"New People"</a> by Danzy Senna</h2>An almost thriller of sorts, this book is vibrant and bizarre and unlike anything I've ever read. Senna zeroes in on the identity of mixed people and the weight of being both Black and white in new and unusual ways, paired with the history of the Peoples' Temple in Jonestown.This book is wildly complex and boasts of an unlikable protagonist that leaves you breathless until the very end.<h2>8. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heads-Colored-People-Nafissa-Thompson-Spires/dp/1501168002/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GX5C2Z3QJSBX&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=heads+of+the+colored+people&amp;qid=1594908870&amp;sprefix=heads+o%2Caudible%2C162&amp;sr=8-1ble%2C162&amp;sr=8-1">"Heads of the Colored People: Stories"</a> by Nafissa Thompson-Spires </h2>This book is a collection of short stories that prove that Blackness is not a monolith. Thompson-Spires uses her stories to introduce us to a cast of characters that could be called, among other things, creative, wacky, obsessive, paranoid, perky, obtuse, particular, and on and on.More than anything, we see that Black people can and are anything and everything. We do in fact contain multitudes. Another book with incredible story telling and a real sense of humor.<h2>9. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Untitled-Jason-Reynolds-w-t/dp/148143828X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GA6050QIWX7R&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=look+both+ways&amp;qid=1594908934&amp;sprefix=look+both+w%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1aps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1">"Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks"</a> by Jason Reynolds </h2>Jason Reynolds writes to young people, but he writes for all of us.Reynolds is the consummate observer. He sees us and feels us and then he interprets us. He gives his stories so much audacity and fullness.I only wish I was able to read his words as a young person so that I could understand the depth of suffering and joy that the other kids around me were experiencing. I am glad to read his words now as an adult. To appreciate what empathy really is is to read a book by Jason Reynolds. This interconnected short story collection is as hilarious as it is tear inducing.<h2>10. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Negroes-Cornrows-Thoughts-Appropriation/dp/0807011800/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H7Z3AOHUGJMG&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=white+negroes+lauren+michele+jackson&amp;qid=1594909069&amp;sprefix=white+neg%2Caps%2C160&amp;sr=8-1aps%2C160&amp;sr=8-1">"White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation"</a> by Lauren Michele Jackson</h2>Lauren Michele Jackson is razor sharp in this analysis of cultural appropriation. She examines the many facets of white culture that are obsessed with the creations of Black people — things like food, memes, beauty standards, and so much more."White Negroes" exposes the many ways in which Blackness is stripped from Black people and repurposed into something palatable and profitable for white people. This book is searing and thought provoking in the ways only the best nonfiction can (and should) be. Traci Thomas is the creator and host of "<a href="https://thestackspodcast.com/">The Stacks</a>," a podcast about books and reading. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and twin sons. Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacks/id1362164483">Apple Podcasts,</a> and follow "The Stacks" on <a href="https://twitter.com/thestackspod_">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thestackspod/">Instagram</a>.

10 books by Black authors that everyone should read — and aren't sold out everywhere

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Stephen Lam/ReutersTesla's GA4 assembly line.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health inspected GA4, an assembly line <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/tesla">Tesla</a> constructed in an open-air structure outside its main vehicle factory, and issued penalties for six violations of California's labor regulations.</li><li>The citations resulted in fines that total $29,365.</li><li>Thomas Armstrong, a professor at the University of Michigan, told Business Insider that the violations are not surprising due to the speed with which <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/tsla-stock">Tesla</a> built GA4, but he said the violations do not necessarily indicate that the facility is unsafe.</li><li>"The OSHA inspection did not result from any incident or injury and occurred during the construction phase of the project. Tesla will challenge OSHA's findings regarding the safety conditions that were present at the time of GA4 construction," Laurie Shelby, Tesla's vice president of environmental, health, and safety, said in a statement to Business Insider.</li></ul>Penalties from California regulators are raising new questions about workplace safety at Tesla's vehicle production facilities in Fremont.California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) inspected GA4, an assembly line Tesla constructed in an open-air structure outside its main factory in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPufhdPz4Og">less than a month</a>, between June 21 and December 18 (the agency did not specify the number of times it visited the facility) and issued penalties for six violations of California's labor regulations. The citations resulted in fines that total $29,365.According to Cal-OSHA, Tesla failed to do the following:<ul><li>Obtain a permit prior to building GA4</li><li>Inspect GA4 for potential safety hazards</li><li>Cover or guard an opening in the floor of GA4 that was 22 inches wide, 14 inches long, and 8-inches deep</li><li>Train enough employees to help evacuate workers from the facility in the event of an emergency</li><li>Properly train employees to prevent and respond to heat illness</li><li>Protect workers from exposed metal rods and rebar that posed a "hazard of impalement"</li></ul>Tesla appealed the citations, saying for each that it did not violate the specified regulation and that the corresponding penalty was unreasonable."Nothing is more important to me or to Tesla than the health and well-being of our employees," Laurie Shelby, Tesla's vice president of environmental, health, and safety, said in a statement to Business Insider. "My EHS team and operational leaders have been intently focused on GA4 over the past six months, implementing safety protocols throughout the new line that not only keep Tesla in compliance with existing standards but also reduce risks to associates. The OSHA inspection did not result from any incident or injury and occurred during the construction phase of the project. Tesla will challenge OSHA's findings regarding the safety conditions that were present at the time of GA4 construction," Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-employees-describe-layoffs-2019-1">Ex-Tesla employees describe the abrupt way they were laid off and say questions linger</a>Thomas Armstrong, a professor at the University of Michigan who has worked with auto companies to make their manufacturing processes more ergonomically friendly, told Business Insider that the violations are not surprising due to the speed with which Tesla built GA4, but he said the violations do not necessarily indicate that the facility is unsafe, since they largely refer to failures to take preventive measures, rather than worker injuries."It certainly is not an endorsement for their safety culture, but, again, it doesn't mean that they aren't operating safely," he said.The kinds of violations Tesla was cited for are common in the auto industry, and the fine Tesla received amounts to "a slap on the wrist," Armstrong said.<h2>Questions about worker safety</h2>Injury statistics and reports from media outlets have raised questions about worker safety at Tesla's factories, though concerns about workplace safety <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-23/inside-alabama-s-auto-jobs-boom-cheap-wages-little-training-crushed-limbs">are not unique to Tesla</a> in the auto industry.A <a href="https://worksafe.org/file_download/inline/83a169a1-2af7-4c2e-81a5-21b6965ff996">2017 report</a> from the worker advocacy group Worksafe said the injury rate at Tesla's Fremont factory was 31% higher than the industry average in 2015 and 2016, but Tesla said in 2018 that it had made safety improvements that led its recordable injury rate to <a href="https://www.tesla.com/en_CA/blog/becoming-safest-car-factory-world?redirect=no">fall by nearly 25%</a> in 2017. The automaker said its 2017 recordable injury rate was "equivalent" to the industry average.Worksafe has not released an analysis of Tesla's 2017 or 2018 injury rates, but Tesla received more citations from OSHA related to vehicle manufacturing than Ford, General Motors, or Fiat Chrysler from 2017 through the end of 2018. Tesla received 21 citations during that period, while Ford received 15, General Motors received three, and Fiat Chrysler received one. Ford was fined the most during that period, $102,554, while Tesla was fined $63,870, General Motors was fined $14,122, and Fiat Chrysler was fined $7,967.While OSHA's online database does not disclose the nature of each violation, <a href="https://www.revealnews.org/article/tesla-says-its-factory-is-safer-but-it-left-injuries-off-the-books/">reports</a> from <a href="https://www.revealnews.org/article/inside-teslas-factory-a-medical-clinic-designed-to-ignore-injured-workers/">Reveal</a> published in 2018 claimed that Tesla misreported workplace injuries, avoided using safety markings for aesthetic reasons, and failed to give injured employees proper medical care. The first report was published before Tesla built GA4, and the second made no specific mention of the facility.Tesla has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-responds-to-report-claims-about-misreported-injuries-factory-2018-4">denied</a> that it has misreported workplace injuries and failed to use safety markings for aesthetic reasons. The automaker <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-new-medical-provider-may-have-affected-number-injuries-report-2018-11">did not respond</a> to requests for comment on the allegation that it failed to give injured employees proper medical treatment.<h2>An unconventional decision</h2>The decision to build an open-air structure to supplement vehicle production in less than a month was unconventional. It was motivated by a desire to hit production goals for the Model 3 sedan, which had been subject to significant production delays in the prior year.Michael Ramsey, an automotive analyst at Gartner, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/teslas-new-open-air-assembly-line-is-unprecedented-in-the-auto-industry-2018-6">told Business Insider</a> at the time that the move had no precedent in the auto industry."It's extremely unusual, at a minimum," he said. "I've never heard of anyone ever doing this before on a grand scale."But Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised GA4 on multiple occasions, saying he preferred it to the main factory and highlighting how it increased the automaker's production output by 50%."It's actually way better than the factory building. More comfortable &amp; a great view of the mountains," Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1008919193259945986">said</a> in June.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more about Tesla:</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tesla-stock-price-millennials-buying-after-layoffs-2019-1-1027894534">Millennials are snapping up Tesla after its layoffs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-shrinks-model-s-x-production-hours-to-focus-on-model-3-2019-1">Tesla has shrunk its Model S and X production hours in order to focus on the Model 3</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-influencing-auto-industry-is-wrong-2019-1">Everyone who's telling you that Tesla is influencing the rest of the auto industry is completely wrong</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cuts-workers-ahead-of-920-million-debt-payment-2019-1">Tesla is slashing workers ahead of one of the most crucial deadlines in its history</a></li></ul>Have a Tesla news tip? Contact this reporter at mmatousek@businessinsider.com.Get the latest Tesla stock price<a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/TSLA-Quote"> here.</a> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/government-shutdown-us-airports-lines-tsa-workers-pay-wages-2019-1">Airports are dealing with massive lines during the government shutdown as TSA employees are working without pay</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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