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Oak Ridge kickoff lunch Feb. 23 for major new Civil Rights monument
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe "Scarboro 85" Monument Committee will host a luncheon to launch its fundraising campaign for a...
Appeals court rejects Apache Stronghold bid to block Resolution Copper mine at Oak Flat
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA federal appeals court on Friday narrowly rejected a bid by the grassroots group Apache Stronghold...
Oak Hills High School students’ civil rights exhibit on ‘whites only’ case goes national
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTen years before the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional,...
Resolution copper mine goes back before appeals court in a major religious rights case
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fate of a proposed copper mine that Native people say would obliterate a sacred site near...
Scarboro 85 Monument in Oak Ridge to honor students for their place in history
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn Spratling, chair of the Scarboro 85 Monument committee, said he and others will not rest until...
Professor speaks on the fate of women during Oak Ridge talk
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA University of Tennessee law professor recently gave a virtual talk about women's equality issues...
Could a U.S. Supreme Court ruling impact this Brunswick development?
Star News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFor years, the residents of Oak Island have voiced their concerns about the Williamson Tract, a...
Local, state leaders speak on Supreme Court abortion decision
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoElected leaders are reacting to the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision by...
Who gets to vote plays key role in who's elected
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCarolyn Krause brings us the second in a series of two columns focusing on the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. This one features voting rights. ***...
It Sure Seems Like the Courts Have Placed Christianity Above Other Faiths
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“Religious freedom” is having a moment in federal courts. One of the big successful goals of the...