The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development : May 2008

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The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development is named after Ronald H. Brown, a St. John’s University law school alumnus, who served as the first African-American Secretary of Commerce and the first African-American Chair of the Democratic National Committee. To honor his contributions to equal opportunity in the domestic workplace and expanded opportunities in the global marketplace, St. John’s University established the Ronald H. Brown Center. Its mission is "to engage in legal studies, research and outreach focusing on issues that affect the lives of underrepresented people while simultaneously educating law students to be leaders on issues of racial, economic and social justice."

May 2008 - Posts

Chipping Away at the VRA One Court Decision at a Time

Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:30 AM by Janai Nelson

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Against the backdrop of a high stakes, history-making, mega-media election cycle, the United States Supreme Court has been deciding important and noteworthy election law cases in areas as wide-ranging as voter identification requirements, judicial elections, [Read More]

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