October 2014
October 10th, 2014
Written by Gary D. Roberts... in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Voting restrictions in North Carolina are raising concerns with minorities and civil rights groups about how many people will actually be able to vote, and determine the outcome in the upcoming November mid-term elections.
Same-day registration won't be allowed during early voting in North Carolina and Election Day ballots cast in the wrong precinct won't be counted this fall after the U.S....
October 6th, 2014
Written by Jennifer Peltz ... in National Collegiate Dialogue, Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 18 Comments
Was there reverse racism in a murder case conviction, where a white man was found guilty of killing a black man? Donald Kagan had been in prison for murder for more than a decade when doubts about his guilt arose from an uncommon source: the former judge who had convicted him.
The reason was more extraordinary still: The now-retired, white jurist felt he had been swayed by bias against Kagan,...
October 6th, 2014
Written by Sam Hananel in National Collegiate Dialogue, Race Relations with 40 Comments
Did retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminate against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf clashed with the company's dress code?
That is one of the questions the Supreme Court will take on in its new term, which begins today, October 6, 2014.
In the Abercrombie dispute, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the retailer after it refused to hire Samantha Elauf...
October 3rd, 2014
Written by Sam Hananel in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider housing discrimination for the third time in recent years. The Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.
The justices agreed Thursday to take up a Texas case that challenges the theory that certain housing or lending practices can illegally harm minority...
October 3rd, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
President Barack Obama will act on immigration by using his presidential powers. Seeking to quell any doubts, he promised Hispanics and immigration activists that it's "not a question of if but when."
At the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's annual gala, Obama warned activists that his eventual actions will spark intense political opposition that could threaten the durability of what he...