Justice
March 20, 2012 -
Sixteen states besides Florida have the same "Stand Your Ground" law that's complicating the quest for justice in the shooting death of an unarmed Florida teen by a neighborhood-watch vigilante.
March 16, 2012 -
Touted as the cure for what ails public education, charter schools have historical roots that are rarely acknowledged.
March 14, 2012 -
Last week immigrant rights advocates retraced the route of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a powerful show of solidarity between African-Americans and Latinos.
March 13, 2012 -
As an ongoing case involving the parent company of Houston-based Shell Oil illustrates, conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court appear to want to put an end to the Alien Tort Claims Act, a key tool for holding corporations accountable for human rights violations.
March 8, 2012 -
Nearly a year since Alabama passed the nation's toughest anti-immigrant law, community members say some immigrants are beginning to return.
March 6, 2012 -
One state lawmaker compared the police response to the peaceful protesters to Massive Resistance, the violent effort to stop integration of the state's public schools a half-century ago.
March 1, 2012 -
Members of the youth-led immigration advocacy group NC DREAM Team interrupted a North Carolina legislative meeting yesterday, shouting "I am undocumented, unafraid and unashamed!"
