by Press | Feb 22, 2022 | Newsclips
A group of 13 civil rights organizations sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week, calling on the Department of Justice to stop using a series of racist, century-old Supreme Court precedents in its court arguments. The letter ― signed by the...
by Press | Feb 22, 2022 | Newsclips
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases, one involving Harvard and the other the University of North Carolina, that could reshape college admissions. Both schools are being accused of race-based discrimination in their admission practices. In the coming year,...
by Press | Feb 18, 2022 | Newsclips
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a state judge is immune from a lawsuit by a civil rights group that accused him of violating the constitutional rights of poor defendants by imposing excessive fines and jail time when they...
by Press | Feb 18, 2022 | Newsclips
WASHINGTON — Civil rights groups on Thursday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to disavow century-old Supreme Court rulings suffused with racist language that gave the government license to treat people living in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories...
by Press | Feb 16, 2022 | Newsclips
“ATLANTA — The killing of George Floyd catalyzed a period of national soul-searching about race and racism that has touched nearly every aspect of American life. But in a number of high-profile trials since then — including in the murder of Mr. Floyd and the...
by Press | Feb 7, 2022 | Newsclips
President Joe Biden has brought renewed attention to the diversity of the Supreme Court as he reaffirms his commitment to appointing the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court. But experts and advocates of judicial diversity also want to remind people...
