The debate over racial profiling -- already a hot topic on many college campuses -- gained renewed attention this weekend when Yale University police briefly detained a black male student Saturday evening.
Dec 08

By PBS NewsHour
In our news wrap Monday, six detainees who have been held for more than a decade at Guantanamo without being charged have arrived in Uruguay to be resettled as refugees. Also, the Justice Department released new guidelines on federal law…
Dec 08

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
The policy, which expands decade-old guidelines established under the Bush administration, also will require new training and data collection.
Dec 06

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Those guidelines are being announced by the Obama administration…
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The Justice Department will revise its stance on racial profiling. That revision will restrict officials from considering religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation in their investigations.
New Yorkers Weigh Safety and Harassment in 'Stop and Frisk' Police Policy…
The George Zimmerman verdict has provoked passionate debate about legal justice and race in the U.S. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Christina Swarns of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, New Yorker contributor Jelani Cobb, Jonathan Turley of the George Washington…
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