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Participants talked to students about campaign finance laws, regulation of political campaign spending, placing further limits on campaign spending, and potential reform of campaign laws. Th…

Panelists talked about voting procedures in the 2004 presidential election and charges of voter intimidation and suppression in several locations. Among the topics they addressed were allega…

After listening to the oral arguments, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), plaintiff supporters and representatives of the state of Georgia talked to reporters. The Supreme Court heard arguments c…

The duBois Institute hosted a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court decision which was argued in April 1896. In this session a panel of attorn…

The Washington College of Law at American University sponsored a panel discussion entitled, “Color-Blindness v. Racial Justice: The Supreme Court’s 1994-95 Term and the Struggle to Define Eq…

The participants reviewed the Voting Rights Act and some of the issues they see as important to the African-American community. They also answered questions from the audience.

Panelists talked about the Supreme Court’s stance on voting rights, specifically gerrymandering of districts to increase minority representation. This panel focused on the following: the maj…