Human/Civil Rights

Three of the Top Legal Stories of 2010

Posted on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

2010 was a year of groundbreaking legislation and legal controversy, from Wikileaks to campaign contributions to BP’s oil spill. However, a few stood out more than others. My top three legal stories of the year and the ones to…

Tags: Don't Ask Don't Tell, healthcare reform, Immigration
Posted in Health Law, Human/Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Legal News | 1 Comment »

Illegal Immigration: Should Immigrants Facing Deportation Have the Right to Legal Counsel?

Posted on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are rounded up each year in the United States and sent to one of the 350 detention centers around the country—but then what happens to them? According to a report released this month…

Tags: deportation, illegal immigration, Immigration Reform, Recently Added, right to legal counsel
Posted in Human/Civil Rights, Immigration Law | 1 Comment »

First Amendment Rights: Has a Historical Symbol Become Too Controversial?

Posted on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

A divisive grassroots political movement appeared on the scene less than two years ago—they call themselves the Tea Party Patriots, a name designed to evoke images of colonial rebels dumping tea into Boston Harbor. However controversial, the movement is…

Tags: First Amendment, gadsden flag, Recently Added, tea party
Posted in Human/Civil Rights, Legal News | No Comments »

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