Monday, June 29, 2009

Google Alert - "civil rights"

Google News Alert for: "civil rights"

Justices Rule in Firefighters Bias Case, Bid Farewell to Souter
The American Lawyer - USA
The Court said instead that the city's action was based on race and amounted to a "disparate treatment" violation of the same civil rights law. ...
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High court curves in conservative direction
USA Today - USA
... for people to bring civil rights claims, rejecting challenges by environmentalists and raising the standard for older workers alleging bias on the job. ...
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WH: Ruling Re-Interprets Civil Rights
Post Chronicle - USA
by Staff The US Supreme Court decision that federal civil rights law could be used to ban discrimination against whites re-interprets the law, ...
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Rev. Jackson On The Loss Of Michael
NPR - USA
Tell Me More, June 29, 2009 · Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has been acting as a spokesman for the family of late pop legend Michael Jackson, ...
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Of the Senate and Filibusters - 1964 Civil Rights Act
Daily Kos - Berkeley,CA,USA
Today is an appropriate day to do, because on this day in 1964 the filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights act was finally ended with a cloture vote. ...
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Hate Crimes Bill Would Federalize Criminal Law, Revive Double Jeopardy
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
Gail Heriot, a member of the US Civil Rights Commission, was one of two (out of six) witnesses testifying against the bill on June 25 before the Senate ...
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Education Secretary Duncan calls education 'civil rights issue'
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
By AP CHICAGO (AP) — US Education Secretary Arne Duncan is calling access to quality education "the civil rights issue of our generation. ...
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Civil Rights Attorney: We Must Not Ignore Torture
Talk Radio News Service - Washington,DC,USA
Kevin Zeese, an attorney and board member of Velvet Revolution, a Washington, DC based non-profit organization, describes torture as a "poison in our body ...
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Sotomayor Firefighter Ruling Reversed by High Court
Bloomberg - USA
Twenty firefighters -- 19 white and one Hispanic -- sued, saying they were victims of racial discrimination in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the ...
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Obama Hosts LGBT Pride Reception; Gays Aren't Yet Convinced
Atlantic Online - USA
Or even having a President use more confident language in asserting his belief that civil rights for all citizens are important. It's the pure shell-shocked ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: "civil rights"

SWAC Girl: June 29, 1964: GOP passes Civil Rights Bill
By SWAC Girl
Senator Byrd, a former Klansman whom Democrats still call "the conscience of the Senate", filibustered against the civil rights bill for fourteen straight hours before the final vote. Read more over at The Write Side of My Brain. ...
SWAC Girl - http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/
The Power: Amend 1964 Civil Rights Act To Include LGBT People ...
By AKAWilliam
This morning at 10, outside the Stonewall Inn, The Power's founder Jeffrey H. Campagna was joined by Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a representative of Senator.
AKA William - http://www.akawilliam.com/
Group to Announce Campaign for National LGBT Rights Agenda ...
By Andy
This morning, there's a press conference outside New York's historic Stonewall Inn by grassroots online group The Power announcing its LGBT Civil Rights campaign for full equality. At the presser, the group will present U.S. Congressman ...
-Towleroad News- [#gay] - http://www.towleroad.com/
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Leahy: Ricci Decision Weakens ...
By David Ingram
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which often has jurisdiction over civil rights issues, is warning that today's Ricci decision could have a negative impact on attempts to fight workplace discrimination. Sen.
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times - http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/
Blue Commonwealth:: Of the Senate and Filibusters - 1964 Civil ...
By teacherken
Today is an appropriate day to do, because on this day in 1964 the filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights act was finally ended with a cloture vote. A bill that had first been introduced into the House after John F. Kennedy's June 12, ...
Blue Commonwealth - Recent Diaries - http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/


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