Civil Rights Law 
More nuanced view of Roberts after health care law – msnbc.com
The justices avoided a major confrontation over the landmark civil-rights-era Voting Rights Act in an 8-1 decision that resolved the case without reaching disputed constitutional issues. When the court heard a dispute over congressional redistricting maps …
Civil Rights Act has enriched fabric of society – Allentown Morning Call
For those Americans born over the last 50 years, perhaps no single piece of legislation has affected our lives more than the Civil Rights Act, which was enacted 48 years ago today on July 2, 1964. This landmark piece of … Continue reading
Jack Lacy, Who Prosecuted Klansman, Dies at 69 – New York Times
Mr. Lacy, a former disc jockey and teacher, earned his law degree at 40 and worked in the Mississippi … Mr. White, who had no connection with the civil rights movement, was driven to a national forest, shot to death … Continue reading
New Afghan law ignites fear over shrinking press freedoms – Reuters
Though not yet passed, the revision of the 2009 law proposes handing the High Media Council, a 13-member body headed by the Culture Minister and including a religious scholar and civil society … Heather Barr of Human Rights Watch in … Continue reading
Jack Brooks Lacy, Jr. Dies: Federal Prosecutor Who Led Historic Civil Rights Case Dead At 69 – Huffington Post
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
Civil rights panel sets immigration meeting in state – Tuscaloosa News
MONTGOMERY | The U.S. Civil Rights Commission plans a meeting in Alabama this summer to survey the impact of immigration laws and their effect on civil rights. The commission said it will meet Aug. 17, probably in Birmingham. The panel … Continue reading
Monday’s letters: Nation turns corner to a better place – St. Petersburg Times
Obamacare will eventually be mentioned alongside women’s suffrage, the New Deal and the Civil Rights Act as a benchmark of a mature and moral society. Of those who yell, curse and forecast economic collapse, most surely already have the dignity … Continue reading
States’ rights pose conflicts to ponder – Cleveland Plain Dealer
the fact that much of Arizona’s immigration law was struck down by the Supreme Court. He used a lot of ink crying about “states’ rights,” without ever using that phrase — probably because of its unsavory history. Before the Civil … Continue reading
Court’s ruling upholds another law for the ages – USA Today
Several additions and changes have been made over the years. They include the Social Security Act of 1935, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the amendment to the Social Security Act that created Medicare and … Continue reading
Health-care bill one of many historic social laws – AZCentral.com
They include the Social Security Act of 1935, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the amendment to the Social Security Act that created Medicare and Medicaid, also in 1965. Each added or altered social protections … Continue reading
