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Voting rights advocates testified on voter issues including redistricting, suppression efforts and voter identification laws during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil…

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several …

Civil and election experts took part in an American Bar Association virtual discussion on voting rights. Among the topics they discussed were the impact of voter suppression laws, the allega…

The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on voting rights and election procedures. Witnesses among the four panels included leaders from the NAACP and American Civil…

Senate Democrats heard testimony from a number of policy experts on the state of voting rights in the U.S. following the establishment of the Trump administration’s Presidential Advisory Com…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Texas, docket number 15-674, a case concerning President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. In November 2014 President Obama …

Live scenes were shown of Representatives of advocacy groups and the public demonstrating outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral argument in United States v. Texas, which deals with t…

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund President Thomas Saenz held a press conference outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the oral argument in United States v. Texas. The case …

Panelists talked about the effectiveness of the Brown v. Board of Education II ruling and its lasting effects. In the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, the Supreme Co…

Panelists talked about the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) made opening remarks on the history of voting rights. The panelists discussed among other topics whethe…

Immigrants shared their stories about working without the legal rights of citizens and allegations of abuses at the hands of their employers. Richard Trumka argued there were economic conseq…

To mark the June 27, 2013, one-year anniversary of the Senate passing immigration reform, the AFL-CIO hosted a forum on the economic and humanitarian impact of inaction on the issue in the H…

Civil rights leaders spoke to the press after a meeting with President Obama and Attorney General Holder on the Voting Rights Act. They said they were encouraged, with the Reverend Al Sharpt…

Tavis Smiley moderated a panel on the state of Latino America, focusing on issues of concern to the community, civil rights, and inequality. Among the topics they addressed were immigration …

Leaders of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda announced a national effort to push for comprehensive immigration reform. They discussed the need for a bill that restores the rule of law,…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco took up the issue of day laborers' First Amendment rights. A special Ninth Circuit 11-judge en banc panel reviewed a ruling that allows Re…

Panelists talked about the Supreme Court confirmation process for Sonia Sotomayor and how progressives can shape the direction of federal courts. Topics included the composition of the Supre…

Participants talked about the legacy of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education on the 50th anniversary of the landmark case. Among the topics they addressed were the state of race relat…