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Following a period during which Ms. Parks was honored by lying in repose in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, a memorial service was held to honor her life and legacy prior to her funeral scheduled …

Past and present elected officials, Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights leaders, noted clergy, and other dignitaries attended the funeral of Rosa Parks, who died October 24, 200…

Distinguished jurists heard a re-argument of Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court case in which the Court found that Louisiana did not discriminate against Homer A. Plessy when it refu…

Senator Levin spoke about the war in Iraq, the Bush administration’s approach to operations in Iraq, and the current security situation in the country. Following his remarks he answered ques…

In his speech to black attorneys, U.S Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas answered criticisms of some of his Supreme Court decisions by asserting his right to think for himself. …

The panelists discussed judicial independence and how it is decreasing in the judicial process. They focused on the institutional hostility for independent judiciaries and if politics sway j…

Justice Clarence Thomas paid tribute to Judge Damon Keith’s distinguished career. After receiving a Distinguished Service Award, Judge Keith made some remarks about minorities in the judicia…

The Judicial Conference of the U.S. and the Committee on the Bicentennial of the Constitution sponsored a forum on the Bill of Rights, focusing on contrasting the perspectives of the writers…