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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 9, 2003

When Legal Protections Are Shattered

Forum Column - By Eve Hill - In the 1960s, when many states refused to recognize the basic human rights of African-Americans, the federal government stepped in and enacted federal civil rights laws. Those laws were designed to require states, which did not have the political will to do so on their own, to treat minority communities fairly.

        Forum Column
        
        By Eve Hill
        
        In the 1960s, when many states refused to recognize the basic human rights of African-Americans, the federal government stepped in and enacted federal civil rights laws. T...

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