Lower Ratings Given to Judicial Candidates Who Aren't White Men
A new study says the American Bar Association is giving lower ratings to judicial candidates who ar...
Commentary: We Need More People of Color in the Justice System
We need more people of color in the justice system....
Calif AG: Man With Beard Can't Become Prison Guard
Religious beliefs can't override a correction department ban....
President Obama Creates Gender Violence and HIV Initiative
While many HIV/AIDS advocates have hailed the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) as historic, some f...
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here are statistics and resources about domestic viol...
Secret Donations and Gift Tax — A New Conundrum
Secret Donations and Gift Tax — A New Conundrum Secret Donations and Gift Tax — A New Conundrum...
AP Enterprise: Questions raised on Congo slaughter
AP Enterprise: Questions raised on Congo slaughter...
First Black Graduate of U of Florida Is Honored
W. George Allen is celebrated 50 years after graduating from the University of Florida's law school...
Will Higher Standards for the Bar Exam Mean Fewer Blacks in the Legal Field?
Historically Black universities could become more reluctant to accept students who score poorly on ...
Clarence Thomas Calls Supreme Court Critics “Illiterate” and “Lazy”
Clarence Thomas says that court critics are lazy and uninformed and urges the need for judicial imp...
Some Results of First Lady’s Anti-Obesity Effort
Supermarkets, restaurants and other groups join in on Michelle Obama's fight in making a healthier ...
Some Patients Refuse to See Nurses of Different Race
Racial employment discrimination in hospitals is not rare....
October Is Also National Domestic Violence Month
Nationwide effort focuses on combating an evil that disproportionately affects Black women — and me...
Study: Dating Violence Causes Majority of Adolescent ER Visits
A study has found that more than half of teenagers and young adults being treated in an urban emerg...
Redistricting and Voting Rights Roundup
A weekly update on redistricting and voting rights news from around the nation....
U.N. Urges Reparations Fund for Congo Rape Victims
A United Nations human rights panel concluded that hundreds of thousands people have been raped or ...
Miss. Gov. Barbour Appoints His 1st Black Judge
Miss. Gov. Barbour Appoints His 1st Black Judge...
First Black Judge on Louisiana's High Court Dies
Posted June 23, 2008 – Justice Revius O. Ortique, a seminal civil rights figure and the first Afric...
After 24 Hours in the Slammer, Duke Rape Case Prosecutor Released
Posted Sept. 10, 2007 – Dethroned Durham County DA Mike Nifong, following his latest lesson in mess...
Are You On The Right Diet
Posted July 17, 2008 – We've all heard how America is too fat. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Americ...
