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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
