Civil Rights Law 
Jordan Miles case not defining moment for Civil Rights Section, says U.S. Attorney Hickton – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The decision to not charge the three officers played a part in spurring a police-citizen roundtable that has quietly sought to build better relations between law enforcement and civil rights advocates (see accompanying article). It may have also …
Damon J Keith Center for Civil Rights opens at Wayne State University – Examiner
October 30, 2011 – Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates. The Center’s main focus will be to highlight Judge Keith’s battle for civil rights and to give law students and professors the opportunity to continue the fight for civil … Continue reading
Alabama law revives ’60s civil rights stigma – Winston-Salem Journal
The epicenter of the fight about the patchwork of immigration laws in the United States is not in Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico and became a common site for boycotts. Nor is it at any of the four … Continue reading
Alley to be named for civil rights leader – Progress Index
Cooley’s next step was to attend the Howard University School of Law, where he was inspired by Dean Charles … In the 1960s, Cooley remained in the Petersburg area, committed to the local civil rights cause. He worked closely with … Continue reading
Alabama Immigration Battle Mirrors Civil Rights Era – FOX News
The nation’s strictest immigration law has resurrected ugly images from Alabama’s days as the battleground state for civil rights. Sharing a border with Mexico and being flooded with boycotts does not make Arizona the poster state for the …
Cincinnati To Bid Farewell To Civil Rights Icon – msnbc.com
The Tri-state will say goodbye this weekend to a civil rights icon who preached here for more than … he was always talking about things for other people,” said his son-in-law, the Rev. Harold Bester. Bester said the Cincinnati tribute … Continue reading
Moving Beyond Civil Rights – New York Times
It’s tempting to insist that we simply need more of what has worked in the past: more civil rights laws and more lawsuits. Today, Americans think of almost every social injustice as a civil rights issue. The result has been … Continue reading
Poor teaching standards keep students behind on civil rights [Blowback] – Los Angeles Times
Maureen Costello, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance program, responds to The Times’ Oct. 24 Op-Ed article “Testing students’ knowledge of the civil rights movement.” If you would like to write a full-length …
Wayne, WPU agree to air Assembly candidate’s TV show on local cable – NorthJersey.com
William Brennan of Wayne, a 40th District candidate, filed a federal civil rights law suit against Wayne and William Paterson University last week because his show “New Jersey Civil Circus” was barred from public access stations 76 and 77 …
ACRU Files Brief Arguing for Rule of Law, Financial Accountability in Stock Market Case – ChristianNewsWire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — The American Civil Rights Union filed a brief on Wednesday supporting … posed by Self Regulating Organizations (SROs) operating outside laws designed to protect investors,” said ACRU General Counsel …
