NATIONAL NEWS
Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, womanWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pledged last week to name a Supreme Court justice who combines "empathy and understanding" with an impeccable legal background to succeed liberal David Souter, whose abrupt retirement announcement set off speculation the next justice could be a woman, a Hispanic or both. More » |
Administration seeks change in crack sentencesWASHINGTON - The Obama administration joined a federal judge last Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine. More » |
Black voter turnout rates matched whites in 2008WASHINGTON - Nearly one-fourth of voters in last November's election were minorities, the most diverse election ever, fueled by high turnout from black women and a growing Hispanic population, an independent research group found. More » |
White man's burden? Discrimination suits flourishThe issue of reverse discrimination first reached the nation?s highest court in the 1970s, when a student with good grades named Allan Bakke accused a University of California medical school of twice denying him admission because he was white. More » |
