Civil Rights Law 
Branch: St. Augustine pressure helped pass Civil Rights Act – St. Augustine Record
Georgia native Taylor Branch — author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning three-volume “America in the King Years” — said Monday that many historical studies of race relations are dry analyses of political events. “But I wondered why those …
Department of Justice Sues Corpus Christi Police Department for Discrimination – msnbc.com
According the DOJ, the city is accused violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 due to physical fitness test for police applicants. The complaint covers department hiring standards in effect from 2005-2011. As we reported earlier this … Continue reading
Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers – Reuters
Starting in the 1820s, Congress had relied on the provision to pass laws addressing issues ranging from interstate transportation to worker safety to civil rights. But while liberals celebrated the use of the Commerce Clause to expand …
Former KCKPD Officer Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights Law – FBI Press Room (press release)
KANSAS CITY, KS—A former officer for the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing electronics from houses where his team served search warrants, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Jeffrey M. Bell, 34 …
Jack Lacy Jr., 69; led historic murder case in civil rights era – Boston Globe
He taught there for 14 years before finishing law school at age 40 … White, who had no connection with the civil rights movement, was driven to a national forest, shot to death, and dumped into a creek bed. His … Continue reading
From Schools to the Olympics, Women Score New Victories – Atlantic Online
Forty years after the passage of Title IX, the National Women’s Law Center and the Office for Civil Rights are still working to guarantee equal athletic opportunities for girls. Four school districts have agreed to ensure thousands of girls are … Continue reading
LETTER — Article on civil rights hearing was slanted – Holland Sentinel
The article cited the hearing as civil. Yes, those opposed to a changing the Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act respected those who supported change and the no-applauding directive. No murmurs or laughs were heard during anecdotal personal and unverified …
Deer Valley Unified School District find agreement in lawsuit on Title IX requirements – AZCentral.com
“We’re obviously very glad that the district is going to be taking steps to come into compliance with Title IX,” said Neena Chaudhry, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center. “I think that the Office of Civil Rights resolution … Continue reading
FBI admits noted Memphis civil rights photographer Ernest Withers was informant – Memphis Commercial Appeal
Long-practicing Freedom of Information Act attorneys said the release of Withers’ records is one of only a handful of cases in which the FBI has been ordered by a judge to open an informant file and possibly the first involving … Continue reading
Branch: St. Augustine pressure helped to pass Civil Rights Act – St. Augustine Record
Georgia native Taylor Branch — author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning three-volume “America in the King Years” — said Monday that many historical studies of race relations are dry analyses of political events. “But I wondered why those …
