A State Bucks the Trend on Voting Rights Until 2013, it was much easier to block discriminatory voting laws. Under the Voting Rights Act, all or parts of 16 states, most in the South, with ...
Felon Disenfranchisement Is Anti-Democratic The laws that prohibit an estimated 5.85 million Americans with felony convictions from voting are one of the last remaining legal barriers to full democratic participation in our nation. Like the ...
A Mix of Hope, Skepticism Greets North Charleston’s Bid for Police Reform …Monique Dixon, [LDF’s] deputy policy director in Washington, said she and other advocates view North Charleston’s move as a direct result of that ...
Task Force Pushes for More Police Body Cameras in Chicago For their part, civil rights advocates are cautiously optimistic about the report. Kevin Keenan, chief operating officer and legal counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense ...
From The Nick Taliaferro Show on Soundcloud: Angel Harris, Assistant Counsel for The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, joined us to share a statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death and help us understand what happened.
Racial Discrimination and Capital Punishment:The Indefensible Death Sentence of Duane Buck Racial discrimination is unavoidable in considering the Texas death-penalty case of Duane Buck. In the campaign to reduce his punishment from execution ...
Letter: NCPD needs thorough review …And while police traffic stops in North Charleston have decreased, racial disparities persist, with African Americans being stopped at higher rates than white residents. A comprehensive federal investigation of policing ...
