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Genocide. Millions of people around the world felt a whir in their hearts when they learned of the millions of Jews, union leaders, community organizers, gypsies, and good Samaritans who were victims of genocide by the Nazis during War II. Blessed are the justice workers and lawyers who tirelessly work to unveil more crimes of Read More
Something historic happened in Central America on Friday, May 10th. For the first time ever, a former head of state was tried and found guilty for crimes against humanity in his home country. For millions of victims of state-sanctioned human rights abuses across Latin America, the light of hope burned a bit brighter and our Read More
Some people still know the difference between law and justice: “Speaking at a debate on Illinois’ controversial legislation that grants driver’s licenses to the state’s estimated 250,000 undocumented immigrants, [Lake County Sheriff Mark] Curran responded to an audience member who said that granting undocumented immigrants a driver’s license was “a slap in the face” to Read More
At times, justice is inconspicuous. From Fox News Latino: “After opponents of the statute told her that it will lead to racial profiling and prolonged detentions of Latinos, a judge is mulling arguments over whether she’ll let the most contentious section of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law take effect. The law’s opponents are trying to thwart Read More
Are my ears playing tricks on me, or is that the sound of Governor Brewer’s still-beating heart I hear? As Fox News Latino reports: “Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer defended her order denying driver’s licenses and other public benefits to young undocumented immigrants while affirming that she doesn’t hate Latinos or immigrants. Gov. Brewer said Tuesday Read More
If Steve LeBlanc and Andrew Miga of the Associated Press are to be taken at their word, then we should believe that Mitt Romney, as the one-term governor of Massachusetts, “adopted a mixed bag of immigration policies.” “He fought against in-state college tuition rates for undocumented immigrants, pushed hard to give state troopers expanded powers Read More
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that Wells Fargo Bank will pay at least $175 million after the department accused the bank of discriminatory lending practices. As the Washington Post reports: “Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest residential home mortgage originator, allegedly engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers Read More
The increasingly notorious shooting of 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 has set off a national outcry for justice. Martin was walking home from a convenience store in Sanford, Fla. when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a local neighborhood watch volunteer. Although Zimmerman, a white Hispanic, told police he shot Martin Read More