Civil Rights Law 
Transgender people’s rights guarded by law – Abington Mariner
Supporters defended it as an important addition to the state’s civil rights laws. A 2011 national survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality said that 47 percent of transgender respondents reported experiencing employment discrimination …
Obama’s White Voters Problem And The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 – Huffington Post
In the year after the bill that would become the Civil Rights Act was introduced into Congress, the president who stumped for it would be killed, his successor would face serious pushback from within his own party and a cadre … Continue reading
The Nation: Threats In The Health Care Ruling – NPR News
This should not to be overlooked. The Commerce Clause is the central plank of Congressional authority, employed to support everything from the Environmental Protection Agency to the civil rights laws. Flouting the usual rule that judges must avoid …
Federal prosecutor led historic civil rights case – Chicago Sun-Times
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
Arizona Immigration Law Fight Continues For Civil Rights Groups – Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — In 1994, Thomas Saenz was just a few years out of Yale Law School when one of the most high-profile immigration law fights erupted in California. Lawmakers were pushing Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that would have …
Groups want Ala. AG to give immigration guidance – Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights groups have asked Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to provide guidance to law enforcement officers concerning what officers can do to determine the immigration status of people detained in traffic stops.
After Arizona, a Struggle Continues – New York Times
But the ruling has not ended the struggle for civil rights in immigrant communities, or the fear on the ground, especially among Latinos. Far from it. It poses serious challenges to the Obama administration, responsible law-enforcement officials …
Feds join suit over treatment of Florida’s disabled kids – St. Augustine Record
Citing federal civil rights laws that forbid the segregation of disabled people in large institutions, the U.S. Justice Department has joined Florida children’s advocates who say the state is improperly forcing children with complex medical …
Jack Lacy Jr., 69; led historic murder case in civil rights era – The 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
Mintz Levin Attorney Tavis J. Morello Named “Pro Bono Rising Star” by Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice – Yahoo Finance
Mr. Morello is one of five Boston attorneys to be recognized by the Lawyers’ Committee for his commitment to civil rights and social justice through … and the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, for which Mintz Levin received … Continue reading
