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Supreme Court rejects public school diversity plans that take race into account
WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected integration plans in two major public school districts but left the door open for the limited use of race to achieve diversity in schools.The decision in cases affecting how students are assigned to schools in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle could imperil similar plans in hundreds of districts nationwide, and it further restricted how public school systems may attain racial diversity.Former Georgia schools chief pleads guilty
By Greg Bluestein, Associated Press WriterATLANTA AP - Former Georgia schools superintendent Linda Schrenko pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud and money laundering, ending her trial on charges of embezzling about $600,000 in federal education money to fund a failed political campaign and face lift.Schrenko, 56, will serve eight years in prison and hand over evidence as part of a plea bargain.Attorneys in landmark D.C. gun case awarded $1.1 million in fees
It took six years for the attorneys for Dick Heller to win the D.C. resident, and all Washington residents, the right to possess handguns in their homes. The U.S. Supreme Court made its landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008.It's taken another three years for those attorneys, after a lengthy court fight with the District of Columbia, to be awarded their attorney fees.Sierra Club Challenges Bill Pryor's Judgeship
Jonathan [email protected] senators in Washington enjoyed a judicial nominations truce on Wednesday, the fight escalated in Atlanta, as the Sierra Club asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to disqualify Judge William H. Pryor Jr. from hearing a case.The Sierra Club filed a 43-page motion with the court arguing that President Bush's February recess appointment of Pryor violated the U.Man toppled by tanker truck wins $1.2M verdict
A Fulton County jury has awarded $1.2 million to a man who was knocked down by a tanker-truck's trailer when it rolled onto the curb as he worked near a main road in Douglasville.Day Trader Firms Ruled Not Liable For Rampage
Richmond [email protected] day trading firms where Mark O. Barton worked before embarking on a shooting rampage are not liable for the victims' injuries and deaths, the state court of appeals has ruled.An appeals court panel ruled that the victims of Barton's killing spree and their survivors had failed to show their damages were a foreseeable result of day trading firm practices.Race Matters: Michigan Case Reopens Issue in Admissions
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