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A Missed Opportunity to Help Ex-offenders
12/21/12Source:The Washington PostLast week the D.C. Council failed to act on the Returning Citizens Anti-Discrimination Act of 2012, opting instead to adopt a much weaker approach to helping ex-offenders in the city find jobs. If enacted, the Returning Citizens Anti-Discrimination Act would have prohibited employers from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history until after they make a provisional offer of employment.
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Law Prof to Head NAACP Legal Defense Fund as High Court Could Curb Civil Rights Gains
12/19/12Source:ABA JournalThe new president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund takes over as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering two cases that could curb gains made by the group.
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'Black America's Law Firm' Looks To Big Cases With New Leadership
12/18/12Source:NPRThe NAACP Legal Defense Fund has been called the law firm for black America. Once run by Thurgood Marshall, the group played a major role in desegregating public schools and fighting restrictions at the ballot box.
Now, the Legal Defense Fund is preparing for a new leader — just as the Supreme Court considers cases that could pare back on those gains.
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Software Helps Municipality Redistrict City Council Boundaries
12/18/12Source:Government TechnologyAs city populations rise and fall, and shift – trends reflected in U.S. Census Bureau data – municipalities are tasked with redistricting their city council boundaries. And in one Arkansas city, new software helps with the process.
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‘School-to-prison pipeline’ hearing puts spotlight on student discipline
12/13/12Source:The Washington PostAt a congressional hearing billed as the first-ever focused on ending the “school-to-prison pipeline,” Edward Ward emerged as a voice of experience.
Ward, a recent high school graduate from Chicago, recalled classmates suspended for failing to wear ID badges and security officers patrolling hallways. Arrests were so common that a police processing center was created on campus “so they could book students then and there,” he said at the hearing Wednesday.