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Ray Kelly’s Sorry, But Should He Resign Over Anti-Islam Film Flap?
Gothamist – NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly rarely apologizes, but yesterday he was forced to drop the A-Bomb in an attempt to defuse the controversy over an anti-Islam propaganda documentary that…
Third Jihad row: Muslims want NY top cop to quit
FirstPost World – New York City’s Muslims called on Wednesday for Ray Kelly, commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), to step down after he admitted he cooperated with…
Muslim Group Calls for Commissioner Kelly’s Resignation for Role in Video
DNAinfo — A prominent group of Muslim advocates is calling for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and his chief spokesman’s resignations over what they allege was an “attempted cover-up” of Kelly’s…
As Closed-Door Redistricting Drags On, Incumbents’ Edge Only Grows
New York Times – Howard Leib, a 53-year-old entertainment lawyer, is considering a run for the New York State Senate this year. But Mr. Leib, a Democrat from the Finger Lakes region, has an…
“Unity Maps” for New York City
Newsday – Redistricting maps proposed by a coalition of interest groups to take into account New York City’s Asian-American, Latino and black populations. The Asian American Legal Defense…
Queens Groups Are Divided Over District Lines
Gotham Gazette – With the preliminary redistricting maps to be announced next week, tensions are rising in Queens, where communities are split along legislative lines and rival plans to redraw…
NY1 Online: Civil Rights Attorneys Discuss Redistricting And Proposed “Unity Map”
Inside City Hall — A panel of civil rights attorneys who have created a Unity Map–a proposal to redraw the city’s legislative districts to better represent growing ethnic communities–discussed their…
Fighting For Representation Battles On The Horizon Over Redistricting In Burgeoning Asian Communities
Queens Tribune – A map is sometimes a piece of greenish paper with pretty red lines, or an innocuous portrayal of your hometown on Google’s bright screen. After the U.S. Census, a map…
Asian-Americans Push for District of Their Own
Brooklyn Ink – Asian-American civic groups are pushing for redistricting in Brooklyn that would give growing Asian ethnic groups a district and representation of their own. Claiming that the…
State Anti-Immigrant Laws and Human Trafficking
Race Talk – Arizona’s SB 1070 has left a path of destruction in its wake - harming families, immigrant communities, and various state economies, especially agribusinesses and farms.…
Politics Aside, Redistricting Advocates Release ‘Unity Map’ to Support Minority Voters
Village Voice – As the political games of redistricting heat up this week, civil rights groups are staying focused on the prize: good maps. A coalition of advocacy groups teamed up yesterday and…
New York coalition presents redistricting maps to boost Asian-American, Latino and African-American representation
New York Daily News – A coalition of Asian-American, Latino and African-American groups has released a new set of redistricting maps it believes will give the city’s large ethnic…
Magpantay: Wanted: equal political access
Newsday – There are 1.4 million Asian-Americans who now live in New York. In New York City alone, our community grew 32 percent over the past decade, to over 1 million people. Half a million…
Andrew Cuomo’s Still Talking About Redistricting (Sort of); New Data to Be Presented Next Week
Village Voice – This week, the redistricting drama continues. In case you forgot, redistricting is that complicated process every 10 years when states across the country redraw congressional and…
In Queens, drawing lines has drawn ire
Queens Chronicle – From Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) potentially losing almost all of Glendale to Woodside and East Elmhurst possibly being carved from Assemblyman Michael…
Group Sharpens Push For Asian Representation
Capital Tonight – As the proposed maps for new state and federal offices remain a closely guarded secret in Albany, the Asian American Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint in U.S. District Court…
Senate Democrats Head to Court in Redistricting Battle
New York Daily News – The Senate Democrats are joining the legal battle to force independent redistricting. Following up onErica Pearson’s story in today’s Daily News about the Asian…
Asian Americans File Suit In Brooklyn Federal Court Seeking Greater Representation In Redistricting
Brooklyn Daily Eagle – The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), together with pro bono counsel Kaye Scholer LLP, Thursday filed a complaint on behalf of four Asian American…
Asian-American voters get the shaft in NY because of political district lines: Suit
New York Daily News – Asian-American voters in Queens and Brooklyn sued the governor and other state officials this week, saying their voting power is unfairly limited by the way the…
Voter ID Law Blocked By Feds In South Carolina, Texas Could Be Next
Huffington Post — Last week the Justice Department blocked a South Carolina law that would require voters to produce photo identification at the polls. Now a similar Texas voter ID law could very well…
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