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17 Mar 2008, 7:02 am
  The case involves the application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to redistricting of a state legislative seat in North Carolinia, where blacks made up just under 40 percent of the voting age population in the district. [read post]
19 Dec 2022, 1:14 pm by Scott Bomboy
The court is considering whether Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for seven seats in the United States House of Representatives violated Section 2 of the VRA because the map “packed” Black voters into one of the state’s voting districts, diminishing their voting power. [read post]
12 Jul 2023, 8:00 am by Ilya Somin
" This provision was, of course, enacted in response to the notorious passages in the 1857 Dred Scott ruling, which held that blacks could not be citizens of the United States. [read post]
12 Mar 2018, 6:30 am by Heidi A. Nadel
KPMG LLP, 453 F.3d 1, n.5 (1st Cir. 2006) (quoting Black’s Law Dictionary).What's Happening with Merrimack College v. [read post]
12 Oct 2018, 12:30 pm by John K. Ross
Report: Between 1981 and 2014, black defendants in Washington state courts were 4.5 times more likely to be sentenced to death than similarly situated white defendants. [read post]
25 Nov 2024, 6:11 am by Ilya Somin
As Taney pointed out, in most states free Blacks could not vote, could not serve on juries, and were barred from serving in the militia (including under the 1792 federal Militia Act, which limited militia service to white men). [read post]
8 Mar 2007, 1:19 am
It addresses the need for a victim's advocate, making a riskanalysis of the suspect, preparing for trial, and sentencing. The Lessons of Injustice By Roy Black High-profile criminal defense lawyer Roy Black briefly discusses what drew him to thelaw in this excerpt from the Criminal Justice Section's newest novel, a mystery-thriller foryoung readers: Leapholes. Holmes v. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 7:27 am by Lyle Denniston
The federal government filed the new appeal (United States v. [read post]
14 Jan 2016, 11:12 am by Kenneth Vercammen Esq. Edison
Harris decision.From the Bar’s perspective, civil unions are a failed experiment.They have shown to perpetuate unacceptable second-class legalstatus. [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 10:51 am by Schachtman
(June 14, 1991) (presented by plaintiffs’ counsel Jim Pettit, of Greitzer & Locks), in Radcliff v. [read post]
10 Jun 2023, 4:59 am by jonathanturley
Technically, affirmative action was barred decades ago by the Supreme Court. [read post]