Man Convicted Of Racially Charged Murder Of Latino Neighbor
Man Convicted Of Racially Charged Murder Of Latino Neighbor
Gary Thomas Kelley, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced to 20 years in prison after shooting his neighbor Juan Varela in the neck after telling him to “go back to […]
Casey Anthony Found Not Guilty
Almost three years after the death of then-two year-old Caylee Anthony, her mother Casey was found not guilty in the death of her daughter. This was one of the most […]
Latinos, Immigrants Comprise Half Of Federal Felons
A new investigation by the Associated Press found that almost half of those sentenced in federal court for felonies are Latino. These numbers are bolstered by immigration cases, the AP […]
The First Latina & Latino Lawyers To Argue Before Supreme Court
[Editor’s Note: Professor Michael A. Olivas wrote this essay and it’s reposted here with permission.] For some time, I have believed and written that the first Latinos to argue a […]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s First Year
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at the University of Chicago Law School earlier this week about her first year on the court. As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, […]
Escándalo With New Jersey’s Latino Supreme Court Justice
It’s a really long story, but here goes. The escándalo began in 2007 when New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto improperly used his position to intercede in a matter […]
First Latina, Openly Gay Woman On Colorado Supreme Court
Monica Marquez became the first Latina, and openly gay, member of the Colorado Supreme Court Saturday. She’s super smart, educated at Yale and Stanford, and her father, retired Colorado Supreme […]
