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Chicago Tribune: Blacks divided over possible menthol ban
11/23/10Source:Chicago TribuneThe longest Samuel Johnson has ever been able to give up menthol cigarettes is three months. Every time he tries to quit, he said, that cool, minty flavor that first drew him and other African-American smokers to menthols lures him back.
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Brief to Defend Voting Rights Act Against Constitutional Challenge
11/16/10
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AP: Court hears dispute over sales tax on "free" phone
11/10/10Source:Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe court heard argument Tuesday in a dispute between wireless provider AT&T Mobility and a California couple who objected to being charged around $30 in sales tax for what they were told was a free cell phone.
Like many such contracts, the fine print of the agreement between AT&T and Liza and Vincent Concepcion calls for all disputes to be settled by arbitration and prohibits customers from joining forces in a class-action. The federal appeals court in San Francisco said that ban is unenforceable under California law.
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Slate.com: Can You Hear Them Now? The Supreme Court reads the fine print on your cell phone contract.
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NPR: Should Menthol Cigarettes Be Banned?
11/10/10Source:Tell Me More with Michel MartinThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is debating a ban on menthol cigarettes as their slightly minty taste can cover up tobacco's harshness. That touched off a firestorm of debate within the African-American community. About 80 percent of black smokers prefer menthol cigarettes compared with 22 percent of white smokers. The civil rights group Congress of Racial Equality says a ban would be unfair, but the NAACP disagrees. Host Michel Martin speaks with John Payton, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Deron Snyder who has written about this issue.