Justice

October 12, 2011 - Voters in Wake County, N.C. cast ballots yesterday in a high-profile school board race and handed a big win to Democrats and desegregation -- and a big loss to North Carolina conservative money man and school-privatization advocate Art Pope.

September 28, 2011 - After a decades-long exodus from the South, Census data shows African-Americans are returning to the region. What does it mean for the future of Southern politics?

September 26, 2011 - Just hours after Georgia executed Troy Davis, hundreds of protesters in New York City joined the forces occupying Wall Street.

September 22, 2011 - Georgia executed Davis for the murder of an off-duty police officer based on the testimony of eyewitnesses -- most of whom later recanted. How differently might the case have ended if the state had implemented a set of common-sense reforms promoted by criminal-justice advocates?

September 22, 2011 - The Troy Davis case has thrust the death penalty into the national debate. But the media and lawmakers may be overlooking the two biggest factors driving executions: region and race.

September 20, 2011 - This week, the Department of Justice rejected the new Texas political maps drawn up by Republican state lawmakers, largely on the grounds that they failed to ensure representation for the state's burgeoning Latino population.

September 19, 2011 - By Kung Li Today, Monday September 19, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles meets to decide whether Troy Davis will live or die.