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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…

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from military officers, federal judges, and legal scholars. Witnesses spoke about whether President Bill Clinton’s attempt to conceal his sexual…

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…

Panelists discussed the continuing search for equal justice in the U.S. legal system.

As part of a symposium, “From Slavery to the Supreme Court: The Journey Continues,” Judge Leon Higginbotham spoke about his new book, Shades of Freedom: Racial Politics and Presumptions of t…

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…

As part of Columbia University’s “Black Thought in Progress,” Judge Leon Higginbotham criticized many of Justice Clarence Thomas’s Supreme Court decisions. Judge Higginbotham was appointed t…

Participants briefed reporters on the NAACP Board of Directors' decision to name Kweisi Mfume as its new president. Rep. Mfume talked about his reasons for resigning from the House to assume…

Committee members heard testimony about the reasons for and impact of affirmative action programs in U.S. society. Several witnesses testified about whether affirmative action programs shoul…

Former Chief Judge Leon Higginbotham, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals and Former Attorney General Edwin Meese discussed the history of affirmative action and the Supreme Court’s recent rulings …

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.

Former Judge Higginbotham, a retired chief justice of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, spoke about Justice Clarence Thomas and his tenure on the Court. In his speech, he is critical of Just…

America and the Court featured the final rounds of the Ames Moot Court Competition at Harvard Law School. Among those judging the arguments by the students is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Davi…

The American Bar Association’s Commission on Minorities sponsored a forum on the legal work of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who died in 1992. The speakers recalled Justice Marsha…

Members of the Kennedy family, civil rights leaders, and the descendants of 1960's civil rights leaders spoke during a Catholic mass commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of former…

South African Supreme Court Justice Richard Goldstone received an award from Medical Education for South African Blacks, Inc. for his work in the Goldstone Commission, which investigated the…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke during a ceremony in the National Building Museum honoring the new black members of the 103rd Congress. Judge Higginbotham and Representative …

Panelists at this afternoon session discussed the state of sexual harassment laws since the Hill-Thomas hearings. The panelists discussed images and portrayal of sexual harassment in popular…

This moot court competition, The Orion S. Marden Moot Court, sponsored by New York University Law School, is a mock court that tries hypothetical cases as an academic exercise. The arguments…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to review the Report of the 1989 Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries.