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2008 General News

Civil Rights Groups Petition California Supreme Court to Stop Enactment of Proposition 8

  • By: Equal Justice Society
  • 11/14/2008
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Immigrant New Yorkers Achieve Major Civil Rights Victory - Complaint to New York State Attorney General Results in Landmark Settlement Agreements with National Pharmacy Chains

  • By: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
  • 11/13/2008
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MALDEF Congratulates President-Elect Obama and Commits to Working with Transition Team

FORMER CHICAGO POLICE COMMANDER JON BURGE ARRESTED ON CHARGES RELATING TO TORTURE OF OVER 100 AFRICAN AMERICANS

  • By: People's Law Office
  • 10/21/2008
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Study Conducted by Princeton University Expert for Rutgers-Newark Law School Shows That 10,000 NJ Voting Machines Are Very Vulnerable to Tampering

  • By: Rutgers-Newark Law School
  • 10/17/2008
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Screening of Austin filmmaker Susanne Mason's "Writ Writer" to be followed by readings from award-winning ex-convict poet Jorge Antonio Renaud

  • By: The Texas Civil Rights Project
  • 10/10/2008
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Screening of Austin filmmaker Susanne Mason's "Writ Writer" to be followed by readings from award-winning ex-convict poet Jorge Antonio Renaud

  • By: The Texas Civil Rights Project
  • 10/10/2008
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MALDEF Advocates For Latinos On Economic Recovery Legislation Final Bill Provides Minimal Protections for Latino Homeowners

APPEAL TO BE HEARD TODAY IN AUSTIN COURT OF APPEALS ON LANDMARK VOTING RIGHTS CASE

  • By: TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT
  • 10/08/2008
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New HHS Rule Changes List of Diseases Barring Travel to the US, but Does Not Remove HIV

  • By: Immigration Equality
  • 10/08/2008
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Often Disenfranchised, People with Mental Disabilities Can Assert Their Voting Rights

  • By: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • 10/07/2008
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Tamez Honored by Texas Civil Rights Project

  • By: The Texas Civil Rights Project
  • 10/07/2008
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Tamez Honored by Texas Civil Rights Project

  • By: The Texas Civil Rights Project
  • 10/07/2008
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Congress to Bush: Repeal HIV Travel Ban

  • By: Immigration Equality
  • 09/22/2008
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Court Rejects Administration's Privilege Claim: Bolten and Meirs Must Testify

NCLR Breaking News: NCLR Moves to Protect Gay, HIV+ Pakistani Refugee

  • By: The National Center for Lesbian Rights
  • 08/04/2008
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Senate Moves To End HIV Travel Ban

  • By: Immigration Equality
  • 07/17/2008
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Eva Paterson on Panel at UNITY '08 Convention in Chicago (July 23-27)

  • By: Equal Justice Society
  • 07/17/2008
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SOCIAL SCIENTISTS RECOMMEND NEW SAFETY NET FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

  • By: The Urban Institute
  • 07/17/2008
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MALDEF and National Latino Organizations Convene the 3rd Annual Latino Congreso This Weekend in Los Angeles

Observing the 30th Anniversary of the Bakke Decision, MALDEF Continues To Fight For Equal Access and Diversity in Higher Education

Advancement Project Airs Public Service Announcement Urging People With Felony Convictions in Virginia to Take Advantage of Expedited Application Review Process

  • By: Advancement Project
  • 07/10/2008
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Groups Petition to See Hurricane Evacuations Policy

  • By: South Texas Civil Rights Project
  • 07/10/2008
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AMA apologizes for history of racial inequality and works to include and promote minority physicians

  • By: The American Medical Association
  • 07/10/2008
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MTV’s CHOOSE OR LOSE PUTS INDEPENDENCE DAY SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG VETERANS

The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights Partners With Laughing Liberally for An Evening of Comedy About Civil Rights

  • By: The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights
  • 07/02/2008
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EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY CONFERENCE SEEKS TO CREATE 'WIN-WIN' IMMIGRATION PLATFORM

  • By: Equal Justice Society
  • 07/02/2008
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LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE COMPANY FOR REFUSING TO SERVE AFRICAN AMERICANS

  • By: Fair Housing Justice Center
  • 06/26/2008
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Advancement Project Disappointed with Court’s Refusal to Block Florida’s “No-Match No-Vote” Law

  • By: Advancement Project
  • 06/26/2008
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POINT FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2008 SCHOLAR CLASS

  • By: The Point Foundation
  • 06/25/2008
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YouTube Contest Highlights Youth Voices On Civil Right

  • By: The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights
  • 06/23/2008
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Residents Ask County to Protect the Environment & Community Health

Administration to Test Limits of Executive Privilege

Senate Holds Hearing On How the Supreme Court Affects the Health of Average Americans

  • By: National Health Law Program
  • 06/13/2008
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The Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Habeas Corpus

  • By: The Brennan Center for Justice
  • 06/13/2008
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HARVEY MILK LGBT DEMOCRATIC CLUB TO CELEBRATE MILK'S LIFE AND 30 YEARS OF ACTIVISM

  • By: Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
  • 06/13/2008
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MALDEF Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Cave Creek Day Laborer Ordinance

What NYU's Brennan Center for Justice is working on

Minneapolis Event Showcases Media Reform Movement

  • By: National Conference for Media Reform
  • 06/06/2008
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Brennan Center Pushes for Subpoenas for Bolton and Miers

MALDEF “Truth In Immigration” Campaign Sets The Record Straight

House Takes a Stand Against Pentagon Propaganda

LDF Releases Study on Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentencing in Mississippi

National Conference Spotlights Open Internet Debate

Rev. Jesse Jackson Gives Out Rainbow/PUSH 3rd Annual Scholarship Awards

  • By: Rainbow PUSH Coalition
  • 05/20/2008
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U.S. Continues to Trail in World Broadband Rankings

Famous Pundit, Radical Poet, and Distinguished Law Firm to be Honored at Immigration Equality's Safe Haven Awards

  • By: Immigration Equality
  • 05/20/2008
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People TV Documentary Debut

GRIT TV Launches, Will Feature Campaign Video

  • By: GRIT TV with Laura Flanders
  • 05/13/2008
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Constitutional Litigation Clinic Sues Over Iraq War Illegality

  • By: Constitutional Litigation Clinic at Rutgers School of Law–Newark
  • 05/12/2008
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The National Senior Citizens Law Center Appoints New Executive Director

  • By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
  • 05/12/2008
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Consumer Groups Urge the FCC to Reject XM-Sirius Merger

  • By: Consumer Federation of America and Free Press
  • 05/12/2008
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PRLDEF Announces Summer Pre-Law Program

How to Judge a Would-Be Justice

  • By: The New York Times
  • 04/14/2008
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Justices Let Stand Ruling on Illegal F.B.I. Search

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/31/2008
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Sentence not lost in translation

Ending Another Form of Discrimination

High court rules in arbitration case

Study highlights language barriers faced in healthcare

A Poor Choice on Civil Rights

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/19/2008
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U.S. human rights hypocrisy exposed

Latinos Seek Citizenship in Time for Voting

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/07/2008
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Supreme Court Alters Tone in Discrimination Case

  • By: The New York Times
  • 02/28/2008
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Muslim Inmate Loses Supreme Court Case Over Koran, Prayer Rug

Justices Indicate They May Uphold Voter ID Rules

  • By: The New York Times
  • 01/10/2008
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