Justice Department significantly reducing number of federal observers stationed inside polling places

by Press | Oct 6, 2016 | Newsclips

HUD Tries to Crack Down on Discrimination by Insurers, While Insurers Deny They’re Discriminating

by Press | Oct 6, 2016 | Newsclips

Scalia’s Absence Haunts Supreme Court’s New Term

by Press | Oct 3, 2016 | Newsclips

Lawsuit seeks to change method of election for Alabama Supreme Court, 2 other courts

by Press | Sep 7, 2016 | Newsclips

A voting rights lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to do away with the at-large elections of judges who sit on Alabama’s three appellate courts, including the Alabama Supreme Court. The at-large election system has been racially discriminatory towards African...

Lawsuit targets statewide judicial elections

by Press | Sep 7, 2016 | Newsclips

WASHINGTON – Alabama’s method of electing appellate judges statewide makes it nearly impossible to elect an African-American, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by civil rights groups.

Is an Arkansas Town Operating a “Hot Check” Court as an Illegal Debtors’ Prison?

by Press | Sep 2, 2016 | Newsclips

A woman in Sherwood, Arkansas, just spent 35 days in a county jail after she accidentally bounced a $29 check five years ago. Nikki Petree was sentenced to jail last month by a judge accused of running a debtors’ prison. She had already been arrested at least seven...