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Civil Rights Groups Petition California Supreme Court to Stop Enactment of Proposition 8
- By: Equal Justice Society
- 11/14/2008
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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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Justice Dept. Numbers Show Prison Trends
- By: The New York Times
- 12/06/2007
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Alabama senator proposes English only driver test
- By: Associated Press
- 12/03/2007
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Paperwork logjam threatens 2008 voting for immigrants
- By: <i>The Seattle Times</i>
- 11/20/2007
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Police Shoot Unarmed 18-Year-Old Black Man in Brooklyn Twenty Times
- By: AlterNet.com
- 11/15/2007
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Lawmakers Criticize FEMA's Handling of Hazards Posed by Trailers
- By: The Washington Post
- 11/09/2007
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Landmark Katrina Lawsuit Against State Farm Begins
- By: My Fox Memphis
- 11/05/2007
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Lawsuit: State discriminated against blacks with insurance choice
- By: <i>The Lincoln Journal-Star</i>
- 11/05/2007
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Court Gives Nehemiah Ray of Hope: Feds Move to End Down Payment 'Gifts' Delayed
- By: KnowledgePlex
- 11/01/2007
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US top court takes up case of Muslim who alleges harassment in prisons, jails over faith
- By: <i>International Herald Tribune</i>
- 10/29/2007
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Fake CNN Website Tries to Frame Hispanic Group for Wildfires
- By: AlterNet.com
- 10/29/2007
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Lawmakers seek US action in Jena 6 case
- By: The Associated Press
- 10/16/2007
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Verdict triggers strong reactions
- By: <i>St. Petersburg Times</i>
- 10/14/2007
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Noose on Door at Columbia Prompts Campus Protest
- By: <i>The New York Times</i>
- 10/11/2007
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Massive sweep deports hundreds
- By: <i>LA Times</i>
- 10/03/2007
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Katrina trailers could be gone in 2 years, official says
- By: <i>Clarion Ledger</i>
- 10/02/2007
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Legacy of School Segregation Endures, Separate but Legal
- By: <I>The New York Times</I>
- 09/30/2007
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Small Louisiana town braces for one of biggest protests since '60s
- By: <I>The Edmonton Journal</I>
- 09/20/2007
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Civil rights' ONLINE movement
- By: <i>The Seattle Times</i>
- 09/19/2007
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Feud Brews Over Katrina Housing Funds
- By: CommonDreams.org
- 09/13/2007
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Inequities for Poor, Minorities in Medicare’s Private Health Plans, Report Says
- By: www.seniorjournal.com
- 09/10/2007
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Law firm wants school district to pay $1.8M
- By: <I>Seattle Times</I>
- 09/06/2007
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An Overlooked Problem with Title VII's Protections Against Discrimination: Procedural Obstacles to Invoking the Law
- By: FindLaw
- 09/04/2007
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Op-Ed - An Unjust Judge
- By: washingtonpost.com
- 08/21/2007
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Ex-Justice Official Accused of Aiding Scheme to Scratch Minority Voters
- By: McClatchy Newspapers
- 06/24/2007
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Restaurants: The New Sweatshops
- By: Time, Inc./CNN
- 06/22/2007
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New Orleans Deaths up 47%
- By: <I>USA Today</I>
- 06/22/2007
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In South, Pardons for Segregation Era Offenses
- By: <i>The Boston Globe</i>
- 05/18/2007
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Boston Residents Face to Face with Bio-War
- By: <i>Inter Press Service</I>
- 05/16/2007
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FEMA Provides Toxic Trailers for Hurricane Refugees
- By: AlterNet.org
- 05/10/2007
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Link Between Race, Hazardous-Waste Sites Still Strong
- By: <i>The Arizona Republic</I>
- 05/09/2007
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A Decade of Race-blind Admissions at Cal
- By: <i>Yahoo! News/Associated Press</i>
- 05/07/2007
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Texas Residents Rebel over Toxic Waste
- By: <i>Seattle Times</I>
- 05/01/2007
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Race Gap Cited in Traffic Searches
- By: AP
- 04/30/2007
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U.S. Canal Project Raises Tensions with Mexico
- By: Environmental News Network
- 04/25/2007
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Healing 27-Year Rift, Yonkers Settles a Fight Over Housing Segregation
- By: <i>The New York Times</i>
- 04/19/2007
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California has most minorities near toxic facilities
- By: <i>The LA Times</i>
- 04/12/2007
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Ga. Senior Class To Try Integrated Prom
- By: <i>USA Today</i>
- 04/10/2007
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Wealthy Connecticut School District Starts to Grapple With Racial Imbalance
- By: <I>The New York Times</i>
- 04/05/2007
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Most Pediatricians Do Not Hire Professional Interpreters for Bilingual Patients, Study Finds
- By: Kaiser Family Foundation
- 04/03/2007
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Feinstein: Indian health clinics need federal funds
- By: <i>The Desert Sun</i>
- 03/14/2007
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U.S. Accuses Walgreen of Racial Bias
- By: <I>The New York Times</i>
- 03/08/2007
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Wal-Mart Loses Bid to Block Group Bias Suit
- By: <I>The Washington Post</I>
- 02/07/2007
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Akaka: Ruling Bodes Well for Recognition
- By: starbulletin.com
- 12/06/2006
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Michigan Rejects Affirmative Action, and Backers Sue
- By: <I>The New York Times</i>
- 11/09/2006
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A Study Links Trucks’ Exhaust to Bronx Schoolchildren’s Asthma
- By: <I>The New York Times</i>
- 10/30/2006
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Racists on the Ballot: Hard-Right Radicals Run in 2006
- By: alternet.org
- 10/20/2006
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Ground Zero of Affirmative Action Issue: As Michigan Voters Decide Whether Gender, Race Should Be Factors in Jobs and Admissions, the Outcome Could Affect the National Debate
- By: chicagotribune.com
- 10/19/2006
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Religious Groups Join the Fight to Save Affirmative Action in Michigan
- By: civilrights.org
- 10/18/2006
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Scalia Defends "Constitutional" Approach in Debate with ACLU President
- By: Jurist
- 10/17/2006
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Study Finds Race Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality Rates
- By: chicagotribune.com
- 10/17/2006
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Blacks Take Education into Their Own Hands
- By: <i>San Francisco Chronicle</I>
- 09/25/2006
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Harvard Ends Early Admission
- By: <I>The New York Times</i>
- 09/12/2006
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San Francisco: Schools Plan Hits Black Neighborhoods
- By: <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>
- 01/06/2006
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'Grave concern' over Roberts nomination
- By: Indian Country Today
- 07/29/2005
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Black Activists: John Roberts a Threat to Women, Affirmative Action
- By: BlackAmericaWeb.com
- 07/27/2005
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Op-Ed: Defining Moment for Affirmative Action
- By: Casa Grande Valley Dispatch
- 06/17/2005
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Court Backs Lynn Use of Race in School Plan: Voluntary System of Student Transfer
- By: The Boston Globe/boston.com
- 06/17/2005
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National Acrimony and a Rise in Hate Crimes
- By: Christian Science Monitor
- 06/03/2005
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Op-Ed: The Wrong Nominees at the Wrong Time
- By: civilrights.org
- 05/30/2005
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