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Tutu Stresses Awareness On Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks

Tutu Stresses Awareness On Anniversary of Terrorist AttacksJACKSON, Tenn.The events of Sept. 11 should inspire people to pay more attention to oppression and suffering around the world, the daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said. Naomi Tutu delivered that message to students at Lane College’s annual fall convocation service last month, a day that […]

October 9, 2002

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Attorney Loses Job, Blames Involvement With Ayers Settlement

Attorney Loses Job, Blames Involvement With Ayers Settlement HOUSTONA Texas Southern University law professor representing plaintiffs opposed to a $503 million college desegregation settlement in Mississippi says pressure from angry government officials in that state prompted his bosses to fire him. Alvin Chambliss Jr., 57, the former lead attorney in a 27-year-old lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s […]

September 25, 2002

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Online Law School to Graduate First Class

Online Law School to Graduate First Class LOS ANGELESConcord Law School, the nation’s only online law school, will be graduating its first class in November, according to school officials. Ten juris doctorate candidates are expected to receive their degrees in a ceremony to be held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on Nov. […]

September 11, 2002

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Survey Examines Careers of Black Harvard Law Grads

Survey Examines Careers of Black Harvard Law GradsCAMBRIDGE, Mass.A new survey demonstrates that Black Harvard Law alumni have achieved impressive professional success despite the fact that discrimination based both on race and gender remains an obstacle in today’s workplace. The research, conducted by the Law School’s Program on the Legal Profession, also indicates that Black […]

August 28, 2002

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SAT, ACT to Stop Flagging Disabled Students’ Test Scores

SAT, ACT to Stop Flagging Disabled Students’ Test ScoresNEW YORKSAT and ACT officials announced last month that they will no longer mark the scores of disabled students who are given extra time to take the college entrance exams.The New York-based College Board was the first to make the announcement saying it would end the practice […]

August 14, 2002

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Writing for Pleasure and Profit

Writing for Pleasure and ProfitLaw professor spins a tale of mystery, sex and intrigue to the tune of a $4.2 million book dealStephen L. Carter, the William Nelson Cromwell professor of law at Yale University, has stepped through the looking glass, and the world is looking “curiouser and curiouser” from the other side.The change in […]

July 17, 2002

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Federal Court Upholds UW Law School’s Use of Race

Federal Court Upholds UW Law School’s Use of RaceSEATTLEA federal judge has ruled that the University of Washington Law School didn’t illegally discriminate against three White applicants when it denied them admission in the mid-1990s. As a result, Katuria Smith, Angela Rock and Michael Pyle — who became poster children for the campaign to pass […]

July 3, 2002

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Florida A&M University’s College of Law Will Enroll First Class in August

Florida A&M University’s College of Law Will Enroll First Class in AugustDean says law school may find its niche in sports, entertainment law, and commitment to public serviceBy Gabrielle FinleyORLANDO, Fla.Florida A&M University’s College of Law in August is premiering its first incoming class since 1968, when the institution was closed down by the state. FAMU […]

June 19, 2002

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Florida County Settles Lawsuit on Election Day Violations

Florida County Settles Lawsuit on Election Day ViolationsTallahassee, Fla,A federal judge has approved a settlement between Leon County and the NAACP, co-counsel People for the American Way Foundation (PFAWF) and other civil rights organizations. The civil rights groups, representing thousands of citizens disenfranchised in the 2000 presidential election, sued Florida and individual counties, including Leon […]

June 5, 2002

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Graduation Puts ‘Kemba’s Nightmare’ Further in the Past

Graduation Puts ‘Kemba’s Nightmare’ Further in the PastRICHMOND, Va.Kemba Smith, who spent six years in prison before being freed by President Bill Clinton in December 2000, received her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Union University last month.Smith, whose ordeal made her a national symbol for critics of mandatory sentences for first-time drug offenders, has set her […]

June 5, 2002

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Law School, Tennessee State End Merger Negotiations

Law School, Tennessee State End Merger NegotiationsNASHVILLE, Tenn.Negotiations to merge the Nashville School of Law into Tennessee State University — required by the settlement of a desegregation lawsuit against Tennessee’s higher education system — have been broken off by the law school out of concern over the state’s persistent budget troubles. The chairman of the […]

May 8, 2002

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Recession, Affirmative Action, Trickery: Reflections on a Bush Appointment

Recession, Affirmative Action, Trickery:  Reflections on a Bush AppointmentFederal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan says the recession is abating, but you wouldn’t know it by the unemployment rate statistics. With the unemployment rate at 5.7 percent overall, and 10.1 percent for African Americans, many Americans are alarmed about their job prospects. With companies like WorldCom […]

April 24, 2002