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Justices Rule for White Firemen In Bias Lawsuit

added on 2009-06-30 05:30:57 (Washington Post - Politics)
The Supreme Court yesterday restricted how far employers may go in considering race in hiring and promotion decisions, a ruling that puts workplaces across the nation on notice that efforts to combat potential discrimination against one group can amount to actual discrimination against another. ...more.

Supreme Court Upholds, but Clarifies, Contentious Section of Voting Rights Act

added on 2009-06-23 06:01:01 (Washington Post - Politics)
A key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act survived a constitutional challenge yesterday in the Supreme Court, but justices made it clear that a law forged in the darkest days of the nation's civil rights struggles may no longer be appropriate in a new era of American racial politics. ...more.

Justices to Hear Challenge to Anti-Bias Law

added on 2009-04-30 10:00:56 (Washington Post - Politics)
Conservative legal activists who mean to liberate the mostly Southern states that bear the biggest burden under the Voting Rights Act lack support from a key group: ...more.

Justices May Trim Campaign Advertising Law

added on 2009-04-10 02:31:01 (Washington Post - Politics)
The Supreme Court yesterday appeared ready once again to trim the reach of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, this time at the behest of a conservative group that produced a withering 90-minute political film called "Hillary: The Movie." ...more.
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