Honoring the legacy of Thurgood Marshall

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Granting the ABA Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities' Thurgood Marshall Award to US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Damon Keith signals the importance of judicial independence to the cause of justice. Many members of the federal judiciary have been targeted for impeachment by Members of Congress because of their opinions. Congress is overstepping its already extensive authority by engaging in these attacks on the judiciary. The courts need to remain independent from partisan politics.

Analysis, Judges, Appreciation, Achievements and awards, Legislative power, Keith, Damon J.

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Thurgood Marshall: a better angel

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The retirement of Thurgood Marshall leaves a large gulf in the legal community and in civil rights jurisprudence. For six decades Marshall was dedicated to bringing about civil rights for all. He spent a quarter of a century as NAACP counsel and 24 years as Supreme Court justice. While with the NAACP he argued for the plaintiffs in the landmark 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision.

Biography, African American judges

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The impact of welfare reform on women

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Impoverished women struggle to overcome federal and state welfare reforms. The reforms reinforce poverty for many women who lack sufficient education, training or mental and physical health to replace welfare assistance with employment wages. Child care suffers because women lack the resources to nurture their children or to provide suitable day care.

Social aspects, Welfare reform, Poor women, Wisconsin

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