Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that the Obama administration will move to make the Miranda law more flexible for people facing accusations of terror. The debate over whether or not to Mirandize terrorism suspects has been renewed by the...
President Obama pointed out this morning that Solicitor General Elena Kagan, his pick to replace Justice Stevens, was the first woman to lead Harvard Law School. He noted Kagan's reputation for broadening Harvard's faculty to include more conservative viewpoints, to...
Today's edition of your Friday Twitter Break is a hodge podge of news. This is the week that Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad was arrested for his involvement in the botched Times Square bombing, unemployment numbers were up but down at the...
Yesterday, Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski introduced HF 3830, a bill that mirrors Arizona's recently signed law, SB 1070, that criminalizes undocumented immigrants in the state and empowers law enforcement officers to inquire about the immigration status of people while enforcing...
After a week of flip-flopping on the issue, Florida Republican Senate Candidate Marco Rubio has come out in favor of Arizona's SB 1070. Rubio, the Miami-born son of Cuban exiles, was recently endorsed by former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Shortly...
Somali pirates are in the news again, but the bigger story — about where they fit into a globally exploitative economy — is still left out of the coverage. On Wednesday, Somali pirate-related headlines hit the front pages of...
Charles Barkley gave his fans another reason to love him yesterday when he took to the radio to talk about Arizona's SB 1070. Barkley, an Arizona resident, told radio host Dan Patrick: DP: You're a resident of Arizona, I'm curious...
There are some people that the mainstream media just can’t get enough of. Case in point is Mr. Bell Curve himself, Charles Murray, whom the New York Times saw fit to give prime time op-ed space yesterday. Murray’s piece references...
Federal Communications Commissioner Julius Genachowski has decided to reclassify broadband Internet. Almost. From the Washington Post: "On Wednesday, Mr. Genachowski's staff began briefing the FCC's commissioners on how they will propose to regulate Internet lines under rules that were written...
South Carolina is the first and only state to have introduced a SB 1070 copycat bill since Arizona passed the law. There are 10 additional states where lawmakers have said they'd do the same. While many of those states are...
California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality. by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. October, 2000. Executive Summary.
Innovative Research Details Race-Based Health Inequality. Today, the Applied Research Center and Northwest Federation of Community Organizations released a new…