Feb 24, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood In general, attorneys—whether on the defense or prosecution—want to obtain a jury that is favorable to their side. The practice of jury selection, however, has come under scrutiny because of the potential for prosecutors to exclude jurors based on race....
Feb 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Michael Barbella Auschwitz. Belzec. Chelmno. Majdanek. Sobibor. Treblinka. Those are names of extermination camps that will be forever linked to the worst genocide in human history. Millions of European Jews died at those camps during World War II under the...
Feb 20, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller The concept of the U.S. government paying reparations for wrongs it has committed is not a new one. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court awarded the Sioux Nation a $100 million judgment for land that the government took from them in 1877, which violated a...
Feb 19, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Phyllis Raybin Emert When a wrong has been committed, it is natural for the injured party to seek reparations to right that wrong. Compensation can be in the form of cash; however, when the perpetrator of the wrong is the government, reparations can also take the...
Oct 23, 2019 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood The military stands as a model of integration, with people of all races and ethnicities serving together for the common purpose of protecting the nation. But it wasn’t always that way. African American and white soldiers were split into separate military...
Oct 21, 2019 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller Changes in voting practices or requirements to vote often seem minor. But those minor changes can have a big impact and are, in fact, examples of voter suppression. For instance, one voter suppression tactic is closure of polling places. Is that a...
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