The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Civil Rights in the Supreme Court

October 2008 Term (2008-2009)

• October 2008 Term Opinions - Supremecourtus.gov
• Civil Rights in the Supreme Court: Wrapping up the 2008-2009 Term - 7/8/09
• Supreme Court Cases This Term Will Impact Civil Rights - 11/24/08
• Overview of the 2008 Term - ACLU - 10/2/08
• More Rights At Stake: A Preview of the Supreme Courts' 2008-09 Term - People for the American Way - 9/22/08
• Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder - On the constitutionality of Congress' 2006 reauthorization of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). LCCR/EF submitted an Amicus brief in this case on March 25, 2009.

October 2007 Term (2007-2008)

• October 2007 Term Opinions - Supremecourtus.gov
• The Supreme Court’s Term Ends; A Mixed Year for Civil Rights Cases - 7/22/08
• Supreme Court to Hear Key Civil Rights Cases This Term - 10/2/07

October 2006 Term (2006-2007)

• October 2006 Term Opinions - Supremecourtus.gov
• School Diversity Cases in the Supreme Court - Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
• Egregious Pay Discrimination Supreme Court Decision Part of Larger Trend - 6/4/07
• 2006 Supreme Court Term Could Be Critical for Civil Rights - 11/20/06

Previous Terms

• Roberts Court Decision Makes Government Whistleblowing Harder - 6/6/06  
• The Real Effects of Supreme Court Decisions - 07/25/05
• New Book Highlights Rehnquist Court's Judicial Activism - 11/22/02
• Key Supreme Court Cases for Civil Rights