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January 2, 2011

Jailed Miss. sisters freed but must trade kidney

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The unusual agreement has alarmed some experts, who have raised legal and ethical questions...
December 29, 2010

Bad timing for first execution on Obama’s watch

OPINION - Currently there are nearly five dozen prisoners sitting on federal death row. The majority of the condemned are…
December 15, 2010

Ga. prisoner protest puts spotlight on institutionalized slavery

OPINION - The sharp growth in incarceration has left more black people in prison today than there were black people…
December 9, 2010

Philly rappers take a stand against school violence

"I'm from where they're from I can talk about those experiences on the street, but I am a businessman now.…
December 3, 2010

Finally! Obama issues first pardons of his presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) - No well-known people were on the list and most of the crimes seemed low-grade. Five involved drug…
November 30, 2010

Why Obama has been so stingy with pardons

OPINION - Hammering Obama as insensitive, uncaring, or timid in granting reforms, ignores the fact that he is in a…
October 29, 2010

Black opponents of pot legalization are lost in the weeds

OPINION - The irony is that law enforcement groups which nearly unanimously oppose Proposition 19 do not dispute the racially…
October 21, 2010

Why Anita Hill’s story still hits a nerve

OPINION - To see this accomplished black female lawyer vilified as a lying, bitter, scorned woman picking on a nice…
October 19, 2010

Lawsuit filed over Arizona’s ethnic studies law

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The Tucson Unified School District program offers specialized courses in African-American, Mexican-American and Native-American studies...
August 7, 2010

Kagan sworn in as fourth woman ever on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean who most recently was solicitor general, was President Obama's choice…
August 6, 2010

Kagan celebrates with Obama, to be sworn in Sat.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 50-year-old U.S. solicitor general, who won confirmation Thursday over Republican opposition, will be sworn in twice…
August 5, 2010

Why Kagan could be a crucial vote on key cases

OPINION - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court...
August 5, 2010

The battle for gay rights in black and white

OPINION - Many gay rights activists see the yesterday's decision as a direct extension of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court…
August 4, 2010

Wave of health reform provisions coming in Sept.

(AP) - Insurance coverage that starts on or after Sept. 23 will have to comply with these changes and others…
August 3, 2010

Obama signs bill reducing gap in cocaine sentences

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is the first time since the 70s that Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence...
July 28, 2010

Judge blocks parts of controversial AZ immigration law

PHOENIX (AP) - Opponents say the law will lead to racial profiling and is trumped by federal immigration law...
June 8, 2010

Thurgood Marshall’s legacy takes center stage

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elena Kagan has spoken often of her admiration for the justice, calling him "the most important --…
June 8, 2010

Real estate firm posts ‘Whites Only’ sign

A complaint was filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination as a result of a sign posted by a real…
June 7, 2010

Blacks blocked from serving on Southern juries, study says

OPINION - Knowing that this type of discrimination continues is the first step toward holding district attorney's offices accountable for…
June 4, 2010

Attorney General Holder vows to take on hate crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The attorney general said an internal Justice Department review is under way of a 2003 directive banning…