As reported by Indianz, a Navajo man will get a new criminal trial in federal court because of improper statements made by jurors about American Indians. Here are the materials:
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US Civil Rights Commission: Racism in Rez Border Towns
Given the strange make-up of the current US Civil Rights Commission (that recently “warned” of the harm that affirmative action causes to students and argued that the Akaka Bill was unconstutional), one wonders what will come of this particular panel.
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