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Legal experts talked about the past Supreme Court term and several cases that had been decided in the previous year, including cases on affirmative action and a Texas sodomy law. Following t…

Lawyers spoke to reporters on the steps of the Supreme Court about the courts decision on Affirmative Actions cases at the University of Michigan. The Court upheld Affirmative Action program…

Following Supreme Court Oral Arguments of two University of Michigan admissions policy cases, some of the parties involved spoke to reporters on the plaza in front of the Supreme Court.

Rev. Jackson and others announced a March to the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, DC on September 13, 2002 to protest the Justice Department’s “closed door” policy to the civil rights,…

Officials announced that they were filing a lawsuit citing massive voter disenfranchisement of African-American and Haitian-American voters. Following their remarks they answered questions f…

African-American leaders talked about the role of Affirmative Action in the business community. Among the issues they addressed were the ability of minority entrepreneurs to compete against …

At the dedication of the Curtin Center, lawyers spoke about the ways in which lawyers of all specialties could engage in public service and about various types of pro bono work. After their …

A panel of legal scholars talked about civil rights and the Supreme Court as part of the National Bar Association’s annual convention in Memphis, TN. They examined cases that impacted the ci…

The duBois Institute hosted a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court decision which was argued in April 1896. In this session a panel of attorn…

The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases involving alleged race-based congressional redistricting. The two cases concern Louisiana’s 4th district currently represented by Representativ…

The panelists discussed such civil rights issues as voting rights, and the question of gerrymandering in an effort to redraw districts to increase minority representation.

The subcommittee reviewed federal affirmative action policies for the first time and could propose legislation to reform the existing rules. Witnesses testified about race and sex preference…

After arguing their case before the Court, attorneys talked about Missouri v. Jenkins, a case which deals with alleged segregation in Kansas City Schools. Part of the controversy surrounds…

The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust held a meeting on Race and health Issues. Participants spoke about environmental problems in minority regions throughout the country. This “e…