Civil Rights Law 
Texas, U.S. government argue over impact of voter ID law – msnbc.com
Supporters of Texas also hope the case will force the U.S. Supreme Court to rule whether the Voting Rights Act, enacted during the Civil Rights Era to protect minority voters, has outlived its usefulness. The trial over the Texas law … Continue reading
CVS, Best Buy Quit Policy Group That Drafts Voter-ID Laws – Bloomberg
Five more companies are ending their financial support of a public policy group that has worked with state lawmakers to pass pro-gun ownership and voter identification laws, a civil rights group said today. “We want to thank these companies …
Romney Courts Black Vote, an Obama Strength in ’08 – New York Times
Those include the chief civil rights issue of the moment — a wave of voter identification laws that Democrats say will suppress minority participation in November. “We are living through the greatest wave of legislative assaults on voting …
Holder vows to uphold U.S. voting rights – United Press International
Holder told the predominately African-American organization the Civil Rights Division had filed a record number … which have been at odds over a state law requiring voters to present an official photo ID at polling places.
CAIR: Fla. Coalition to Address Anti-Muslim Law Enforcement Training – Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 — Muslim civil rights group to hold news conferences in Tampa … a coalition of Muslim organizations that asks the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to address its repeated use of a notorious anti-Muslim …
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win–and Now Protect–Voting Rights in U.S. – Democracy Now
We spend the hour looking at the bloody struggle to obtain — and protect — voting rights in the U.S. with the civil rights icon … when 16 states have passed restrictive voting laws that critics say target people of … Continue reading
NCLR 2012 Convention Latino Activists Give Obama Huge Lead Over Romney – Huffington Post
Only 10 percent of those who responded to the civil rights organization’s text message poll indicated … During the primaries, Romney indicated that he would not sign the Dream Act if elected, would continue to build a fence along the … Continue reading
Texas says voter ID law needed to combat election fraud – YAHOO!
Texas hopes the case will eventually lead to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 amid civil rights protests to protect minority voters, has outlived its usefulness. The federal government was able to block … Continue reading
DuPont and Chair of the Board & CEO Ellen Kullman Received Lawyers’ Committee’s … – YAHOO!
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law bestowed upon DuPont and its Chair & Chief Executive Officer Ellen Kullman its 2012 A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award for exemplary corporate leadership in advancing diversity in the …
Mitt Romney’s father pushed an aggressive civil rights agenda – Sacramento Bee
which would be charged with enforcing the state’s civil rights laws. “I speak as a member of a minority group that knows the long-time harmful effect of persecution and discrimination,” Romney said then, according to University of Michigan …
