Civil Rights
- Trial Looms in Federal Case Over Death of Family Pet Shot by Police in Front of Girl, 12
May 17, 2012, 05:22 pm CDT
- Judge and 2 Court-Appointed Lawyers Sued Over Alleged Conspiracy to Loot Rosa Parks Estate
May 17, 2012, 11:06 am CDT
- After Lawmakers Nix Gay Prosecutor for Judge’s Seat, Top Va. Attorney Calls Vote an ‘Embarassment’
May 15, 2012, 05:55 pm CDT
- Husband-and-Wife Lawyers Settle Suit Claiming Cops Punched Them for Objecting to Suspect’s Beating
May 15, 2012, 06:33 am CDT
- ProPublica Eyes Role of DOJ Pardon Atty in Nixing Release of First-Time Offender Serving LIfe
May 14, 2012, 03:02 pm CDT
- US ‘Pattern or Practice’ Suit Says Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office Discriminated Against Latinos
May 10, 2012, 01:16 pm CDT
- More Than Half of Bias Plaintiffs in ABF Study Deemed Their Lawyers Incompetent
May 10, 2012, 10:27 am CDT
- Federal Judge Who Once Helped Thurgood Marshall in School Desegregation Fight Dies at 89
May 10, 2012, 07:28 am CDT
- Nicholas Katzenbach, Adviser to Lyndon Johnson and JFK, Dies at 90; One of ‘Best and Brightest’
May 9, 2012, 05:01 pm CDT
- Iranian Lawyer Gets 9 Years for Defending Clients on Death Row
May 9, 2012, 03:25 pm CDT
- Former ABA President Zack to Lead Access to Justice Group; ‘Justice Index’ Among Its Projects
May 7, 2012, 10:26 am CDT
- Prosecutor Is Put On Leave, Accused of Ordering Secret Jail Recording of Murder Defendant and Expert
May 4, 2012, 06:17 pm CDT
- Man Says He Was Held for 5 Days as Forgotten Prisoner in DEA Cell, Files $20M Claim Against Feds
May 3, 2012, 05:30 pm CDT
- Calif. Judge Responds to Prosecution’s ‘Shocking’ Challenge of Gay Juror by Dismissing Entire Panel
May 2, 2012, 02:40 pm CDT
- What Is the Role of Lawyers in Cyberwarfare?
May 1, 2012, 05:00 am CDT
- The Forgotten Demographic: ABA Wants an International Convention on Elder Rights
May 1, 2012, 01:20 am CDT
- Walter Gordon Dies at 103; A Mentor to Many, He Represented Billie Holiday and Ordinary Folks
Apr 30, 2012, 01:58 pm CDT
- Gov’t Lawyer Convicted in Hate-Crime Case re Harassing Calls to Neighbors Gets Prison Time
Apr 26, 2012, 12:20 pm CDT
- Disbarred Civil Rights Lawyer Once Won 2005 SCOTUS Ban on Ten Commandments in Ky. Courthouses
Apr 26, 2012, 11:45 am CDT
- EEOC Opinion Says Title VII Protects Transgender Workers
Apr 25, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- Applying New Law, NC Judge Overturns Death Sentence Due to Racial Bias
Apr 20, 2012, 04:40 pm CDT
- Would-Be ‘Bachelor’ Contestants File Suit Alleging Show Discriminates Against Minorities
Apr 19, 2012, 08:42 am CDT
- Chalk Protester’s Free Speech Rights Violated, Judge Rules
Apr 13, 2012, 03:55 pm CDT
- New Parental Accountability Court Helps Increase Child Support Payments While Cutting Jail Costs
Apr 13, 2012, 09:53 am CDT
- Los Angeles to House Transgendered Inmates Separately at City Jail, Offer Hormone Treatments
Apr 13, 2012, 08:17 am CDT
- Zimmerman Charged with 2nd-Degree Murder in Trayvon Martin Slaying, Is In Custody
Apr 11, 2012, 02:20 pm CDT
- ‘Devil in the Grove’ Author Discusses Early Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Case
Apr 9, 2012, 08:30 am CDT
- 5 Former New Orleans Cops Get Up to 65 Years in Post-Katrina Killings and Cover-Up
Apr 4, 2012, 03:49 pm CDT
- Inmates Will Get $153K, Lawyers Have Earned Nearly $1.6M as 9-Year-Old Chicago Jail Suit Settles
Apr 4, 2012, 12:56 pm CDT
- After Seeing Dashcam Video of Deputy Shooting Family Dog, Jury Awards $620K in Civil Rights Case
Apr 4, 2012, 10:55 am CDT
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