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Study finds lower re-election rates for minority judges

As movements like Black Lives Matter draw increasing attention to the way the U.S. judicial system treats racial minorities, less attention has been paid to the minority judges who sit on the other side of the courtroom. But study results released...

Civil Rights Legal Group Picks New President

Kristen Clarke, a civil rights lawyer for the New York Attorney General’s office, will become the new president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the organization said Thursday.