News: Civil Rights

Though reports have come back from Cuba, saying that the Guantanamo Bay prison- held by the United States as a detainment facility for suspected terrorists, is being well-run, President Obama se

Friday, the state of California struck down a proposed ban on the rental and sale of violent video games to minors.

Over two years ago, a young Texas girl was charged with attacking police when they came after her for suspected prostitution charges. They had received reports that there were some white prostitutes in the area, but the young girl was black.

In Minnesota, Republican lawmakers are working to create what they call the “Voter Integrity Act of 2009.” If this bit of legislation were to go into action, it would require that all citizens s

The Supreme Court justices are currently in talks about abolishing several rules pertaining to special protections for minorities in the workplace and in the voting booth. In the past, courts have ruled that employers must avoid tests and standards that would put minorities at a disadvantage. However, the Supreme Court will hear a case about a fire department that threw out civil service test because it disadvantaged black firefighters. The white firefighters complained that race politics were involved.