Got this today from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Today provides a moment for reflection on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – born 81 years ago on this day. It is also a moment of intense anguish for the survivors and those continuing to suffer in the wake of theContinueContinue reading “LDF: ‘King’s Legacy Serve as a Call to Arms on Crisis in Haiti’”
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LDF: Supreme Court Ruling Leaves in Place Core Provision of the Voting Rights Act
Today, the Supreme Court in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5, the core provision of the Voting Rights Act, said the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (http://www.naacpldf.org) in a press release. In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the SupremeContinueContinue reading “LDF: Supreme Court Ruling Leaves in Place Core Provision of the Voting Rights Act”
Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8
Civil rights groups on Nov. 14 filed a petition (PDF) with the California Supreme Court to stop the enactment of Proposition 8 because it would mandate discrimination against a minority group and did not follow the process required for fundamental revisions to the California Constitution. In the petition, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, MexicanContinueContinue reading “Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8”