Pennsylvania Bar Institute

This book analyzes how the major changes in the composition of the United States Supreme Court affect basic civil rights in the areas that have been making headlines, namely: death penalty, affirmative action, access to government services and recent legislation. Discover the hottest topics affecting civil rights and what the USSC is doing regarding these issues.

Summary of Contents:
Supreme Court Overview | The Civil and Equal Rights Committee Death Penalty Recommendation | Recommendation by the American Bar Association House of Delegates on Capital Punishment Policies | Selected Extracts from Chapters 2-6 of The Executive Summary of the Report on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System | Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil and Equal Rights Committee Resolution Imposition of Capital Cases Punishment | American Bar Association: Pennsylvania Death Penalty Assessment Report and Supplemental Materials | American Bar Association: Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems Executive Summary | PowerPoint: Issues in Race and The Death Penalty | PowerPoint: Issues in Indigent Capital Defense in Pennsylvania | The Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Bill Analysis: Bill No.: SB 669 PR. No.: 2250 | The General Assembly of Pennsylvania Senate Bill No. 669 | Senate Bill 669 – Bill Information Details | Memorandum Preliminary Review: Compliant of Acme Concerned Minorities Association | Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Presidential Documents: Executive Order 13166 of August 11, 2000 | Department of Justice Guidance on Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons | Administrative Law and Procedure and Judiciary and Judicial Procedure—Court and Administrative Proceeding Interpreters Act No. 2006-172 | The New Pennsylvania Court Interpreter Law | Philadelphia Bar Association Language Access Task Force | Ten Lobbying Do’s and Don’ts  | Passage of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 | Amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Testimony In Support of Amending The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to Include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Executive Order: Equal Employment Opportunity No. 2003-10 | Resolution in Support of an Amendment to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act That Would Add Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression as Protected Classes | Analysis of Senate Bill 761, P.N. 838 (Amending PHRA to Add Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Expression | The General Assembly Of Pennsylvania Senate Bill No. 761 Session of 2007 | Analysis of Senate Bill 1250, P.N. 1776 (Proposed PA Constitutional Amendment Re: Definition of Marriage | The General Assembly of Pennsylvania Senate Bill No. 1250 Session of 2008 | Value All Families Coalition: Why We Oppose the Marriage Protection Amendment | Diversity Issues and Legal Ethics: Student Papers | Selected Readings on Diversity Issues in the Legal Profession.