By Charisma Miller, New York Law School, Class of 2009
In January of this year, Arizona put into effect a ballot proposition which strips non-documented students from in-state tuition rates and aid. About a year and a half ago, the citizens of Arizona were presented with this ballot proposition, which in its pertinent parts prohibited the use of state monies for illegal citizens attending state collegiate institutions.
Several weeks ago, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (“CERD”) held hearings in Geneva to evaluate the Untied States’ compliance with the convention. The Committee raised concerns about the persistent “achievement gap” between students belonging to racial, ethnic, or national minorities and white students.
By Johanna Miller, New York Law School, Class of 2008
On March 24, the Roberts Court will hear oral arguments in Riley v. Kennedy, a voting rights case out of Mobile, Alabama. The major implication of the case is whether the governor of Alabama, Bob Riley, had the power to appoint a person to fill a vacant seat on the Mobile County Commission. It has a very complicated factual background, but ultimately at issue is federal protection of minority voting rights.
According to a new report issued by the Pew Center on the States, the nation’s prison population has reached a startling milestone: more than 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars. The statistics in the Pew report highlight the dangers that the increasing number of collateral sanctions presents for far too many Americans.
