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NYT: At Council Hearing on Stop-and-Frisk Policy, the Police Stay Silent
9/28/10Source:The New York TimesA hearing on the ’s use of its controversial “stop, question and frisk” policy in public housing became a one-sided affair on Tuesday, after police and housing officials declined to testify.
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Huffington Post: Supreme Court Waits in the Wings as Appeals Court Considers the Constitution, Voting Rights, Race and Criminal Justice
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Wins Injunction in Post-Katrina Housing Discrimination Case
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Unused Road Home money is frozen by federal appeals court
9/22/10Source:The Times PicayuneA U.S. appeals court panel in Washington, D.C., has granted fair housing advocates an injunction barring the state of Louisiana from redistributing unused Road Home funds toward other programs.
The decision puts a crimp in plans by several state legislators to redirect about $148 million left in the largest housing recovery aid program in U.S. history as it winds down after four years and more than $8 billion in grants.
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Case more about racism than felon voting rights
9/21/10Source:KIRO RadioOn its face, Farakkhan v. Gregoire is about whether felons have the right to vote. But it's really about institutionalized racism: namely whether Washington's criminal justice system treats minorities unfairly.