HNBA and Leaders Meet with White House Staff to Discuss Judicial Vacancy Crisis
Hon. Celeste I. Villarreal, HNBA Vice President of External Affairs
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Can Minorities Stand Their Ground?
By Priscilla Jimenez | Apr. 26, 2012 You’ve probably heard a lot of public outrage over the Trayvon Martin case. In case you haven’t, here’s a quick synopsis of the story: George Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer, fatally shot Martin on February 26, 2012. He said the killing was in self-defense, and he reported to [...]
2012 Supreme Court Cases Will Have Direct Effect on Latinos
By: Benny Agosto The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court docket will force the court to decide on issues that could have a major effect on Latinos. The topics at issue range from redistricting in Texas, immigration laws and President Obama’s national health care law. “These issues, taken together, may drastically change the way in which Hispanics [...]
A Safer Neighborhood for Whom?
A Safer Neighborhood for Whom? By Priscilla E. Jimenez If Arizona is successful in the defense of its recently passed immigration law, the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” better known as SB1070, then anyone who appears upon “reasonable suspicion” to be an illegal alien, may be detained by the police in the [...]
In Austin, Holder Defends Voting Rights Act
By Celeste I. Villarreal, HNBA VP – External Affairs “Let us continue.” With these words, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder invoked President Lyndon B. Johnson, the visionary architect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1962. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVhodv9zpE. Addressing an audience of approximately eight hundred persons in the halls of [...]
“But Your Honor, He’s an Illegal”–Ruled Inadmissible and Prejudicial: Can the Undocumented Worker’s Alien Status Be Introduced at Trial?
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Eric Holder: Voter ID Laws Hurt Minorities (Politico)
“Under increasing pressure from civil rights groups to take action against a wave of state voter identification laws, Attorney General Eric Holder issued a public warning Tuesday that the new laws could disenfranchise minority voters, but he stopped short of promising the broad legal crackdown many activists are seeking.” HNBA Vice President of External [...]
The ABA Ratings and Minority Nominees: Shedding Light on Disparate Impact
November 28, 2011 By Robert Raben, president and founder of The Raben Group and Chair of the HNBA Standing Committee on Judicial Endorsements The secrecy around the American Bar Association’s judicial vetting process is a fact, probably in their view necessary in order to arrive at firm judgments about professionals. For many, acutely among those [...]
The American Bar Association Honors HNBA Scholar Sarah E. Redfield
The ABA Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Education Pipeline awarded the Fourth Annual Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Award to HNBA member Professor Sarah E. Redfield in recognition of her exemplary leadership in pipeline work. The award honors those demonstrating success working along the educational pipeline in a collaborative approach [...]
Benny Agosto, Jr. selected as Guest Speaker for JAG Luncheon in San Antonio
The U.S. Army South Office of the Staff Judge Advocate hosted its quarterly San Antonio Joint Base Judge Advocate General luncheon at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Course. Hispanic National Bar Association President and trial attorney, Benny Agosto, Jr., was selected as the guest speaker for the fall event. Mr. Agosto discussed the HNBA’s Veteran’s Initiative [...]