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            organization dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of 
            legal services to low-income communities. 
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      Desegregation 
      “Race in American Public Schools: Rapidly 
      Resegregating School Districts, 
      
      http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/deseg/reseg_schools02.php
       
       
       
      Adequacy and Equity 
      Filed in 2000, Williams v. California alleged 
      that the California Department of Education failed to provide public 
      school students with equal access to instructional materials, safe and 
      decent school facilities, and qualified teachers. The settlement is being 
      implemented through (SB) 6, SB 550, (AB) 1550, AB 2727, AB 3001 enacted in 
      August 2004. Up to 2.3 million California public school students may 
      benefit.  
      
      http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/ce/wc/index.asp  
       
      For a discussion of all of the cases around the U.S. involving this issue 
      see 
      “Overview and Inventory of State Education Reforms: 1900 to 2000”, 
      
      
      http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003020  
       
       
      Affirmative Action 
      Grutter v. Bollinger (02-241) and Gratz v. 
      Bollinger (02-516) (June 23, 2003) 
      Everything you wanted to know about these two cases that challenged the 
      affirmative action programs at the University of Michigan. Find background 
      information, court briefs and court opinions, commentary by constitutional 
      scholars, and resources for instructors concerning class discussion about 
      affirmative action 
      
      http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/new/  
       
      Preserving Affirmative Action 
      
      http://equaljusticesociety.org  
       
       
      Hate Crimes 
      Information on California Hate Crimes 
      
      
      http://www.ag.ca.gov/publications/civilrights/01CRhandbook/chapter1.htm
       
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