“Dagger in the Heart” of the Voting Rights Act
John Lewis See also John Lewis’ Long Fight For Voting Rights ) http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-96_6k47.pdf (22)
Finally! The Fisher decision in Plain English
Justice Ginsburg reads from her dissent in Fisher v. U. of Texas (Art Lien) From Scotus Blog: Today a broad majority of the Court reinforced that affirmative action must be strictly reviewed, but it did not outlaw those programs. In an opinion that required only thirteen pages, the Court explained…
Revelations: Nature Defies
A 102-Year-Old Transport Ship Sprouts a Floating Forest Photo by Bruce Hood (12)
Five Controversial Decisions to Watch From the Supreme Court Next Week
From Colorlines: We’re all waiting on five very important decisions from the Supreme Court. It handed down just three unrelated decisions [yesterday]. That surprised many observers since the term comes to a close next week, and leaves a lot hanging in balance. The court will now hand down five controversial…
CI: Unpacking “Chiraq” – Repression, RICO, and War on Terror Tactics
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Why Justice Stevens Is Dead Wrong About DNA Searches
John Paul Stevens receives a 2012 Medal of Freedom from President Obama. (Reuters) From The Atlantic: John Paul Stevens, the avuncular former justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, gave an interesting speech yesterday at the American Constitution Society Convention in Washington, D.C. Not only did he offer some provocative analysis…
The Supreme Court Decided Your Silence Can Be Used Against You
From Atlantic Wire: A nation continues to wait for final word on the Supreme Court’s Big Four cases this term — voting rights, affirmative action, DOMA, and Proposition 8 — but the justices’ closest decision arrived first on Monday, in a 5-4 ruling on Salinas v. Texas in which the…
Revelations: “We Are Still Here”
Multiple Exposure: the American Indian Movement on Display (14)