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Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio poses for a portrait on Capitol Hill, April 19th, 2011. Godinez-Samperio is an undocumented immigrant who is pushing for immigration law reform.

Florida court: Undocumented immigrant can’t be admitted to bar

By Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News

An undocumented immigrant who applied for a law license in Florida cannot be admitted to the bar, the State Supreme Court said Thursday in a case being watched … Read More

Carlos Galindo, a supporter of the Tucson ethnic studies program, protests Monday, May 9, 2011 outside the Arizona Department of Education in Phoenix. With the passage of Arizona House Bill 2281 in January 2011, some Mexican American studies courses would no longer be used to satisfy core-curriculum requirements. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Could Mexican-American studies return to Tucson schools?

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A Mexican-American studies program may be on the horizon for Tucson schools after the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Governing Board showed signs of … Read More

Accused rapist Yusef Salaam is escorted by police in 1989.

“Central Park Five” doc tells story of Raymond Santana’s wrongful conviction

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On a dark night in 1989, Raymond Santana and four other teens were taken into custody at a New York City police precinct house where they were interrogated for … Read More

Britney Spears' ex-nanny is set to testify in court soon and will reportedly share what it was really like living with the pop star.

Celebrity Rewind: Britney Spears’ Latina nanny to testify in defamation case against singer

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It sounds straight out of a telenovela: Britney Spears' ex-nanny Lourdes Torres has been named a witness in a defamation case filed by Sam Lufti against the … Read More

Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) greets people during a campaign stop at Versailles restaurant in the Little Havana neighborhood on September 22, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Ryan continues to campaign for votes across the country. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

GOP’s Ryan courts Miami’s Cuban-American voters

By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — At a campaign stop in Miami earlier Saturday,  Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan courted Cuban-American voters with … Read More

A federal court has rules the Texas redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act.

Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas Republican lawmakers discriminated against minority voters while drawing new political boundaries, a federal court ruled Tuesday, … Read More