(Reuters) – U.S. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is stepping down as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded, according to remarks he made during a recent broadcast. …
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Five years ago, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina stood before a group of residents at his monthly ‘Meet the Mayor’ session at town hall and told …
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-U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who has Parkinson’s disease, left the hospital on Tuesday after falling and hitting his head the day before at Howard University. The 80-year-old reverend …
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JACKSON-When Frank B. Holman, III, of Lacey Township put his hat in the ring between the Jackson Township municipal government and Agudath Israel of America, a Jewish civil rights organization …
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According to court documents and information presented in court, Michael Christian Green, 26, while on duty as a certified law enforcement officer with the Pearl Police Department, forced an arrestee …
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On Monday, Dec. 4, the Reproductive Rights Task Force (RRTF) provided a briefing to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Task Force Chair Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta on the …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York appeals court judge on Thursday paused a gag order that had barred Donald Trump from speaking publicly about court staff amid …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday called for a commitment to remember and teach the history of racism and violence in the …
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced a $575,000 settlement with Jackson Township, resolving allegations that the Township violated the New Jersey Law Against …
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By Jasper Ward and Patricia Zengerle (Reuters) – A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, …
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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A lawyer who argued on the losing side of the U.S. Supreme Court case that ended the national right to abortion won confirmation on Tuesday …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an unexpected reprieve to a landmark law barring racial discrimination in voting after rolling back its protections over …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated …
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TOMS RIVER, NJ – An ordinance introduced in Jackson to remedy the township’s civil rights lawsuits by the Department of Justice and Office of the Attorney General could have rippling …
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By Jeff Mason SELMA, Alabama (Reuters) -President Joe Biden pressed for the passage of measures to strengthen U.S. voting rights during a visit to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate …
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township is New Jersey’s third-largest municipality by size and nearly half of its 100 square miles is covered by forest and protected pinelands. Jackson Township’s …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with the state of Mississippi and the city of Jackson to appoint an interim third-party manager to …
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JACKSON, NJ – It has been a week since the public has heard from former mayoral candidate Marty Flemming and his running mates after they lost their bid for re-election …
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Jackson, Miss. – United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Bert Carraway will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in the majority Black …
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin and the Attorney General’s Office won a decision in Ocean County Superior Court against Jackson Township and Mayor Michael Reina …
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By Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled sympathy toward Alabama in the state’s defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map in a …
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By Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s history-making appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson settled into her role as the Supreme Court’s newest justice on Monday by …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Friday that her appointment as the first Black woman to serve on the court has inspired …
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Councilman Marty Flemming today called for unity between the townspeople of Jackson. Flemming referred to the division that exists between many Jackson residents and …