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Janai Nelson Pens 'Hamilton and Griffin on Rights' Blog Post on State of VRA Section 5
4/08/15Source:Hamilton and Griffin on RightsGuest Blog: Janai Nelson, Preserving the Nuance of a Suspended Section 5
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On Andrea Mitchell Reports, Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Shooting by Police of Unarmed Black Man in South Carolina
4/08/15Source:Andrea Mitchell ReportsDemonstrations Held in Response to South Carolina Shooting
Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund discusses the video that captured the shooting death of an unarmed black man in South Carolina, and whether the officer who fired the gun would have been charged if the video hadn’t surfaced.
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Leah Aden Responds to Early Voting Win in Georgia
4/08/15Source:MSNBCIn voting rights win, bill to cut Georgia early voting is dead
The effort’s apparent demise came after feverish organizing by a broad coalition of voting rights, civil rights, good government, and Democratic groups.
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The National Bar Association Holds a Discussion on Ferguson with Janel George as Panelist
3/31/15Source:St. Louis AmericanEmotions Stir as National Bar Association Facilitates Ferguson Discussion
"Janel George, [Senior Education Policy Counsel] for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., spoke about how school discipline practices for African–American children mirror the disparity in punishment that the black community receives from the police and courts."
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JP Schnapper Makes Case for Marriage Equality in the Richmond Times Dispatch
3/30/15Source:Richmond Times-DispatchSchnapper-Casteras: Let Loving Lead the Way
"Four states recently filed briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the Constitution allows them to ban same-sex marriage. In grappling with this important issue, the court should be guided by how it previously decided the question of whether states could ban interracial marriage. In Loving v. Virginia, the justices unanimously agreed that such bans violated the essential freedom to marry; that principle should govern the outcome here too."