D.C. lawyers lend hand (and heart) to area schools

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Law firms Covington & Burling and Holland & Knight are actively involved in mentoring programs in the Washington, DC, public school system established by the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs under its Public Education Legal Services Project. Covington & Burling teaches some Cardozo Senior High School students mediation and listening skills as well as doing legal work and events for the school. Holland & Knight's work at Cleveland Elementary School includes working with parents and participating in after-school programs.

Social aspects, Donations, Schools, Law firms, Washington, D.C., Holland & Knight L.L.P., Legal assistance to children, Children's legal assistance, Covington & Burling L.L.P.

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How can there be free speech if it's only in English? The debate over language rights

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The calls for legislation adopting English as the official language of the US at both the state and federal levels and the opposition to the recognition of Ebonics in the Oakland school district are startling in light of the fact that 97% of Americans speak English. Congress has expressed concern that it may be funding Ebonics programs. Two cases have arisen out of a 1988 initiative in Arizona that made English the official language and barred the use of other languages in the performance of government functions.

Cases, Cover Story, Arizona, Language and languages, English-only movement, Black English

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A deafening silence at the polls: one in seven black males cannot vote

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Racial disparities in sentencing and incarceration in the US have the effect of disenfranchising a disproportionately large percentage of African American men. Some states deny felons the right to vote for life, and others deny them while on probation or parole. These laws need to be reconsidered in light of their potential to result in voter dilution in some districts. Making sentencing, and criminal justice in general, less discriminatory would have the effect of promoting political participation.

Political activity, Suffrage, Voting rights, Ex-convicts, African American men

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