Your daily dose of civil rights and related news
The US Supreme Court is asking for briefs on whether it should rehear the Kennedy v. Louisiana death penalty case. The Court's decision, which outlawed the use of capital punishment for child rape, had a factual inaccuracy in that it claimed that the US military did not allow such punishment.
In a reversal, the V.A. will allow voter registration drives at veteran's facilities.
A Dallas suburb wants renters to get a "license" from city officials, verifying they are in the country legally.
The Justice Department seems to want to focus more on the non-existent voter fraud problem this cycle, rather than the always-real risk of voter suppression. Huge surprise.
The Pottsville Republican-Herald has a rundown of the status of hate crime laws in America. Fun fact: of the five states that have no such laws at all, four are in the former confederacy (hurray to Wyoming for breaking up the all-dixie club).
A Christian fraternity at the University of New Mexico turned away a Mormon applicant. Awkward turtle?
An all-female, all-Muslim law firm is dispensing justice and breaking stereotypes.
The city of Oakland is being sued after a woman claims she was touched inappropriately during an illegal police stop. The officer in question has already resigned after being tried and convicted of similar charges.
Hazleton, PA, is back in court defending its harsh anti-illegal immigrant laws.
A school district which tried to prohibit students from wearing black armbands in protest of its dress code is appealing its case to the US Supreme Court.
Depositions ordered in the surreal death penalty case where the judge and prosecutor were romantically involved.
An interesting story about Arab rescuers during the Holocaust.
Starting this year, all polling places in the Albany area will be handicapped-accessible.
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