Civil Rights Law 
The District Office of Human Rights launches fair housing campaign – Washington Post
The District of Columbia has one of the most robust civil and human rights laws in the country — the D.C. Human Rights Act — which affords protections against housing discrimination for 19 protected categories. Yet we know many people … Continue reading
Civil rights group to represent same-sex couple in complaint against Delgaudio – Washington Post
Delgaudio’s group, Public Advocate of the United States, was designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center this year.
Attorney General Eric Holder, in Texas, slams state’s voter ID law – YAHOO!
US Attorney General Eric Holder, appearing Tuesday before a national NAACP convention in Houston, compared a controversial Texas voter ID law to an illegal poll tax and vowed to continue aggressively enforce voting and other civil rights laws.
Marc Morial, Cedric Richmond ask Justice to block effort to keep Bernette Johnson from becoming chief justice – nola.com
“These voting changes violate the Voting Rights Act and, if allowed to undo federal civil rights litigation concluded decades ago, signal a reversal of decades of human and civil rights achievements of African American and other minority voters …
Texas says voter ID law needed to combat election fraud – Reuters
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
Texas says voter ID law needed to combat election fraud – msnbc.com
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
Eric Holder At National Council Of La Raza Convention Promises Aggressive Civil Rights Protection – Huffington Post
However, civil rights advocates say if it is implemented, SB1070 and laws like it in other states could subject millions of Latinos to frequent profiling by police, illegal arrests and detentions. In Arizona, 30 percent of the population is Latino.
NAACP chief likens voter ID fight to ’60s civil rights battles – msnbc.com
HOUSTON — The head of the NAACP on Monday likened the group’s fight against conservative-backed voter ID laws that have been passed in several states to the great civil rights battles of the 1960s. Benjamin Todd Jealous, the CEO and president … Continue reading
Texas says voter ID law needed to combat "culture of election fraud" – msnbc.com
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
Texas says voter ID law needed to combat "culture of 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
