What Kind of Nation are We?

Posted on April 24, 2001 by Dan Gillmor

  • Los Angeles Times: High court limits discrimination suits. The Supreme Court took away a major tool of civil rights groups Tuesday, ruling that states, local governments and schools may not be sued by private individuals or groups for policies that have a discriminatory effect on blacks, Latinos or other minorities..
  • Los Angeles Times: High court backs jailing for minor infractions. Police may arrest and handcuff persons for even minor offenses and take them to jail without violating the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

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