Hispanic Group Sues Ohio for License Plate Policy
A Hispanic group has filed a lawsuit that asks a judge to stop Ohio’s policy of canceling vehicle registrations for thousands of people if they do not provide certain documentation. The League of United Latin American Citizens says that state officials, by way of the policy, are seeking proof of legal residency and entering the [...]
Court Considers Affirmitive Action Ban in Michigan
A federal court of appeals is considering a lawsuit that challenges Michigan’s ban against racial preferences in admissions to public universities and government hiring. Civil rights proponents and students of the University of Michigan, as well as faculty and applicants, say the measure approved in 2006 is unconstitutional. Critics of the amendment say that it [...]
Louisiana Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License
A white justice of the peace from Louisiana recently said that he refused to issue an interracial couple a marriage license out of concern for any children they might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says that it has been his experience that interracial couples do not last very long. “I’m [...]