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‘Devil in the Grove’ Author Discusses Early Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Case

Welcome to the ABA Journal's new podcast, The Modern Law Library. On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, we will discuss a law-related book with its author and listen to a short excerpt. In today's podcast, ABA Journal Web producer Lee Rawles speaks with Gilbert King about his recently released book "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America".

Apr 9, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

NY State Lawyer Resigns from $104K Civil Service Job, Takes Plea in Hate-Crimes Case

A New York state government lawyer accused of making anonymous racial threats over the telephone to his black neighbors in Albany has resigned from his $104,000-a-year civil service job and taken a plea today in a hate-crimes case. James Hennessey Jr., 58, faces a maximum sentence of one to three…

Feb 1, 2012 10:04 PM CST

Why America’s Kids Know So Little About Civics

Parents traditionally worry about what their children are learning in school, but it’s what those students are not learning that’s even more unsettling. Only one state deserved a rating of A when it came to teaching its students American history, according to a recent study. Most states fall in the…

Apr 29, 2011 8:57 PM CDT

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