Civil Rights Law 
Former Civil Rights prosecutor Jack Brooks Lacy dead at 69 – Mississippi Press
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
Irish Deputy Prime Minister: ‘Gay marriage is the civil rights issue of this generation’ – pinknews.co.uk
“The right of gay couples to marry is, quite simply, the civil rights issue of this generation … “I believe that in certain key areas, our laws are out of step with public opinion. I don’t believe for example, that … Continue reading
Civil rights activist, author and journalist, Charlayne Hunter-Gault to speak here – South Coast Today
She is currently Africa Bureau Chief for Essence magazine. Studies by the Southern Poverty Law Center have shown that when young people today are asked about the civil rights movement, they cite Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, according to … Continue reading
Leonard Pitts: Romney’s NAACP speech – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In this very day, we see members of my party seeking to gut the Voting Rights Act and questioning the legality of the Civil Rights Act. We have seen them accused and even convicted of voter suppression. And yes, we … Continue reading
A Century Later, Galveston’s Nod to Jack Johnson – New York Times
The law, written to address the “white slave” hysteria … A park dedication is tentatively planned for October, and Muhammad Ali, who also pushed the envelope on civil rights and had his share of critics, is expected to attend.
Independent civil rights agency to study anti-illegal immigration law – Gadsden Times
MONTGOMERY — The U.S. Civil Rights Commission plans a meeting in Alabama this summer to survey the impact of anti-illegal immigration laws and their effect on civil rights. The commission said it will meet Aug. 17, probably in Birmingham.
Feds join suit over treatment of Florida’s disabled kids – Miami Herald
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 …
Legalizing Gay: The Professors – Towleroad
To celebrate Pride 2012 and to honor the great civil rights and political successes … conduct distinction that has peppered many gay rights cases (to simplify a complicated debate: do sodomy laws criminalize the status of being gay or the … Continue reading
LULAC Passes Resolution Supporting Marriage Equality – msnbc.com
Furthermore, the resolution opposes the denial of basic civil rights or acts of discrimination … relationships are currently denied the benefits, rights, and protections as provided by marital law because of laws that deny marriage equality, including …
YOUR VIEW: Health act ruling should mean it’s time to end states’ rights talk – Everything Alabama Blog
But, more important, I remember why. As long as the state could keep federal law away from Alabama, the “states’ rights” good-old boys could enforce segregation, redesign voting districts, deny civil rights and refuse people the opportunity to …
