The Supreme Court dealt a blow to equal opportunity in employment when it ruled the City of New Haven violated Title VII in declining to certify a clearly discriminatory test in a 5 to 4 ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano. Read More »
In a victory for homeowners across this nation, the Supreme Court has ruled that state attorneys general can enforce state fair lending laws against national banks in the case of Cuomo v. the Clearing House Association. Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court left in place a vital tool in the advancement of equal access to the ballot box for all - Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act - when it ruled that all local units of government must be able to bailout of Section 5 coverage in an eight to one ruling. Read More »
On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic United States Supreme Court Justice. Because of the Court's unique role in shaping civil rights law, we will be following the process closely. Read More »
Letter from the Executive Director
