2010 August 31 | My Legal Right

US: All Officials Should Uphold Freedom of Religion

(New York) – Decisions by state and local officials in several US states to uphold the building of mosques and Muslim community centers despite protests is an important affirmation of the right to freedom of religion enshrined in international human rights law as well as the US Constitution, Human Rights Watch said today. Such projects [...]

House panel recommends 3 for further investigation

House investigators have recommended that three lawmakers be further investigated to determine whether political contributions were improperly linked to votes on the huge financial overhaul bill.

NY Imam: Mosque fight about Muslim role in America

The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York said Tuesday that the fight is over more than “a piece of real estate” and could shape the future of Muslim relations in America.The dispute “has expanded beyond a piece of real estate and expanded to [...]

Jindal presses panel on drilling moratorium

Gov. Bobby Jindal again sought an end to President Barack Obama’s moratorium on deepwater oil drilling as he met Monday with two members of the president’s commission investigating the BP oil spill: former Florida Sen.

Chairman Kaine on President Obama’s Statement on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq

Following President Obama’s Oval Office address regarding the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement:
“President Obama’s Oval Office address this evening marked an important moment for America, as U.S. combat operations in Iraq have now ended. Those operations ended as promised and within the promised timeframe. [...]

An End to the War in Iraq

After more than seven years, today we end our country’s combat mission in Iraq.
As the President wrote yesterday, “We are at a truly historic moment in our nation’s history.”
To mark this important day, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time tonight the President will speak to our country from the Oval Office—the second Oval Office address of [...]

Five Years Later, a Continuing Commitment to New Orleans

On the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina this weekend, President Obama spoke in New Orleans about the Administration’s recovery efforts and ongoing commitment to the Gulf Coast.

President Obama:
"We’re cutting through the red tape that has impeded rebuilding efforts for years. We’re making government work better and smarter, in coordination with one of the most expansive [...]

DOJ: South Philly Asian Discrimination Claim Has Merit

Earlier this year, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) filed suit against the Philadelphia School District, alleging “deliberate and discriminatory indifference” after groups of mostly blacks students at South Philadelphia High School (designated “persistently dangerous”) beat up students of Asian descent.
Although the district suspended about 10 students, the AALDEF claimed the school [...]

George Will on Achievement Gap and Family Instability

In a recent column, George Will hints at a link between the academic achievement gap and out-of-wedlock birth rate among blacks. An excerpt (emphasis added):
“Because changes in laws and mores have lowered barriers, the black middle class has been able to leave inner cities, which have become, [Nathan] Glazer says, ‘concentrations of the poor, the [...]

Vague laws used to criminalise criticism of government in Rwanda

A new Amnesty International report details how the ambiguity of the ‘genocide ideology’ and ’sectarianism’ laws is used to suppress political dissent and stifle freedom of speech.

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