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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared much of eastern Oklahoma part of the Creek Indian reservation, Oklahoma state and federal officials are debating their next steps. The ruling could create a wave of Native Americans trying to overturn their convictions if they were
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By the rivers of Babylon - Dallas Examiner
By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries I wasn’t looking for the story about Elijah McClain. I was looking for something else, and I happened upon the video which showed the sequence of [...] The post By the rivers of Babylon appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Browder v. Gayle (1956)
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Civil Rights
April 3, 1944. The US Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling declared that Blacks could not be barred form voting in the Texas Democratic primaries. The high court repudiated the contention that political parties are private associations and held that discrimination aginst Blacks violated the 15th
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Supreme Court says Trump can weaken Obamacare contraceptive mandate - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The 7-2 ruling reverses a lower court decision that had blocked Trump's move nationwide. The ruling is a win for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to act aggressively to protect what he and other conservatives frame as religious liberty, as well as for the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman
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Is 8 enough? Court vacancy could roil possible election case - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has left the Supreme Court shorthanded during a polarizing presidential campaign in which President Donald Trump has already suggested he may not accept the outcome and the court could be called on to step in and
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Supreme Court Says Fast-Tracking Deportations Okay
In a blockbuster decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that the government can fast-track deportations of asylum seekers without first allowing them to have their cases heard in
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Examining Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Complicated Legacy On Race
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death drew attention to her decades-long career on the bench that had its ups as well as its downs when it came to the topic of race.
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The Supreme Court weakened the foundations
U.S. Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation in three landmark cases, Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and Henderson v. United States.
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1950
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896) was a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court decided in 1896. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of separate but equal.[1] The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1 with the majority opinion
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Biden, Harris pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at viewing - TheGrio
On Friday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris paid their respects to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who passed away last... View Article The post Biden, Harris pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at viewing appeared first on TheGrio.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshal
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement
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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate
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DeSantis doubles down on Supreme Court pick despite qualification controversies
… other “highly qualified and eligible African-American” applicants for the post. “I … never supported causes that advance African-American people or civil rights or … us who asked for an African-American on the Florida Supreme Court …
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U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said grandfather clauses in the Oklahoma and Maryland constitutions violated the Fifteenth Amendment.
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African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954)
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The movement has had a lasting impact on United States society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil
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Federal judge voids Georgia 'heartbeat' abortion restriction | The Atlanta Voice
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked Georgia’s 2019 “heartbeat” abortion law, finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled against the state in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers and an advocacy group. Jones had temporarily blocked the law in
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Smith, Charles Z. (1927-2016)
On July 18, 1988, Charles Z. Smith became the first African American to serve on the Washington Supreme Court.  He was appointed to the court by Washington’s then Governor Booth Gardner and was subsequently elected to his position on the court for a two-year term in 1988.  Justice Smith was elected
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Clayton Powell almost dismissed from Government
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. from the House of Representatives was unconstitutional.
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Byron R. White
Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
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2002
William H. Rehnquist
William H. Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice despite opposition of civil rights organizations.
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Tom Joyner: Im All In
Gubernatorial candidates Andrew Gillum (Florida) and Stacey Abrams (Georgia) have given the November mid-term elections just the spark it needed. It’s not easy to get voters fired up for non-presidential elections so the national attention these two candidates are getting is inspiring voters in
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The Sacramento Observer » May I Approach? Courts and the Power of Inclusion
The first of these events will be Wednesday evening and focus specifically on the impact of Black women as appellate
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America – Voice and Viewpoint
Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of
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Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history
The Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history is defined as the time period in the United States since Congressional passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act, major federal legislation that ended legal segregation, gained federal
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COMMENTARY: Impeach Kavanaugh and Impeach Thomas | The Orlando Advocate
BY Oscar Blayton Now is not the time for hand wringing. Now is not the time to surrender in the face of aggressive white supremacy bent upon establishing a new Jim Crow era to oppress Black people for the financial gain of white Americans. Now is the time to draw a line in the sand […]
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I’m Relieved the Court Protected Dreamers… but That’s Only Step One
I’m Relieved the Court Protected Dreamers… but That’s Only Step One
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8 transgender men and women killed in 7 days
NEW YORK — Brayla Stone, a 17-year-old Black trans girl, was murdered in Sherwood, Arkansas near Little Rock on June
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)
One of the most visible advocates of nonviolence and direct action as methods of social change, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. As the grandson of the Rev. A.D. Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church and a founder of Atlantas NAACP chapter, and the son
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