The National Immigration Law Center, MALDEF, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Arizona today held a news conference in front of the Arizona State Capitol Building in Phoenix to announce their future legal challenge to Governor Jan Brewer’s recently signed SB1070. The organizations also sought to address misinformation and fears that haveContinueContinue reading “National Immigration Law Center, MALDEF, ACLU, ACLU of Arizona to Mount Legal Challenge Against Arizona Racial Profiling Law”
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Civil Rights Legend Dorothy Height Passes
Dorothy Irene Height, long-time civil rights activist, chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and “godmother of the women’s movement,” died of natural causes at 3:41 a.m. today at Howard University Hospital, 27 days after her 98th birthday, announced NCNW in a press release. Equal Justice Society President Eva PatersonContinueContinue reading “Civil Rights Legend Dorothy Height Passes”
Senate Committee Approves Proposed Law to Reduce Discrimination in Death Penalty Sentencing (Updated)
UPDATE MAY 27, 2010: The Senate Appropriations Committee did not pass out the bill, which effectively kills it for this session. The state Senate Public Safety Committee yesterday approved a bill proposing changes in the criminal justice system to ensure that no one is sentenced to die because of race or ethnicity. Senate Bill 1331,ContinueContinue reading “Senate Committee Approves Proposed Law to Reduce Discrimination in Death Penalty Sentencing (Updated)”