Civil Rights Law

Tom Zoellner: Gun laws, Arizona and a cowardly mistake – Dallas Morning News

In Robert Caro’s new installment of his shelf-length biography of Lyndon Johnson, The Passage of Power, there is the story of an aide telling Johnson that the Civil Rights Act just didn’t have the votes in Congress and it was … Continue reading

Delco election official vows to defy ID law – Philadelphia Daily News

He called the law a ploy by the Republican-controlled legislature, “a wholly unethical decision that violated civil rights for the sake of getting Mitt Romney elected.” Though Broach is the only official publicly taking such a stance …

Local civil-rights group files accessibility suit against five El Paso businesses – El Paso Times

On the 22nd anniversary of Congress’ passage of the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, a local civil-rights group announced Thursday that it has filed lawsuits against five El Paso businesses it claims are not in compliance. During a news conference … Continue reading

Marc Morial criticizes voter ID laws, Bobby Jindal during Urban League speech in New Orleans – nola.com

Speaking at the National Urban League conference Thursday, former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial invoked the city’s rich civil rights history while blasting voter identification laws as “modern-day Jim Crow methods wrapped in thousand-dollar suits.”

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 22 — Groundbreaking Law Celebrated by Rights Advocates – YAHOO!

“The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of our nation’s most important pieces of civil rights legislation. Its passage marked a major step in a process that is yet unfinished—that is, to make our nation completely barrier-free for all …

Great-grandmother sues over Pennsylvania voter law – Seattle Times

Applewhite, who once marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., won’t be able to vote in November under the new law, which requires a photo ID to obtain a ballot. A weeklong hearing in the case, which includes … Continue reading

Colorado shooting: Police groups call for tougher gun laws – Los Angeles Times

asked Hubert Williams, president of the Police Foundation and chairman of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent … he cited the difficulty in passing civil rights legislation. “You have to be persistent. It was tough, but …

East Bethel native joins U of M law school faculty – ABC Newspapers

Mark Kappelhoff, former chief of the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the University of Minnesota Law School as a clinical professor, Dean David Whippman announced July 13. Kappelhoff …

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 22 — Groundbreaking Law Celebrated by Rights Advocates – Marketwatch

“The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of our nation’s most important pieces of civil rights legislation. Its passage marked a major step in a process that is yet unfinished–that is, to make our nation completely barrier-free for all …

EU discusses new NGO law with Russia – United Press International

Lev Ponomarev, head of the All-Russian Movement For Human Rights — an affected NGO … “The adoption of this NGO law comes amid several developments that limit the space for a vibrant civil society in Russia, such as the arrests … Continue reading