The Racial Justice Project has posted its most recent case analysis, this time reviewing Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. This recent Supreme Court case upheld Indiana's voting identification requirements. The Racial Justice Project's analysis delves more deeply into the statute's hidden costs in terms of disenfranchisement. To view the analysis, click here.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is the latest of the federal courts of appeals to address the constitutionality of the act establishing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as the policy governing military service by gay people. In reaching its decision, the majority cited deference to Congress in military affairs. Click here to read the complete history and analysis of the ruling in the Summer 2008 issue of the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes.

A new issue of Lesbian/Gay Law Notes is published each month. You can sign up to receive email notification of new issues (click here and then scroll to the bottom of the page) or you can access the archive by clicking the "Lesbian/Gay Law Notes" tab on the left side bar.

On April 14, Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois presented the 4th Annual Tony Coelho Lecture in Disability Employment Law & Policy. If you were unable to attend the live event, a webcast and transcript of the event are now available:

• Click here to view the webcast.
• Click here to view the webcast with split-screen closed captioning. (Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer.)

To download a copy of Senator Durbin's remarks, click here.

For a description of the event, please visit www.nyls.edu/coelho.

The Justice Action Center congratulates the class of '08, and looks forward to welcoming a new group of center affiliates this fall. In addition, we will also post a new list of events open to the public once the fall semester gets underway. Until then, enjoy the summer!

The Justice Action Center's 2008 membership drive has concluded. The application deadline was Friday, March 14, at 5:00 p.m. No further applications will be accepted this year.

For neutral and global coverage of human rights, check out the Global Human Rights Bulletin, a monthly publication created by the NYLS student division of Lawyers Without Borders.