The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Mandatory Sentencing By members of The Law Project Vol. 2, No. 4, 1980, pp. 5-7 There is a great push on, in the media and among politicians, to institute mandatory sentencing and to otherwise impose more stringent sentences. Unless strongly
Atlanta Community Food Bank By Staff Vol. 2, No. 4, 1980, pp. 22 Every year 20 percent of the food in America is thrown away for such reasons as improperly labeled items, undersized or oversized products and partially opened cases.
Workers’ Compensation Systems By Southerners for Economic Justice Vol. 2, No. 5, 1980, pp. 26-27 Workers’ compensation systems across the country have fallen short of real worker compensation and often come closer to employer compensation, according to a report of
A Lawyer’s Judgment for the 13th Amendment By Staff Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, p. 8 It is understandable that Blacks geared their pre-Brown legal struggle to the requirement of equal protection in the Fourteenth Amendment. In the years prior
New Project To Assist Officials Staff Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, p. 5 State legislators in Alabama and Georgia are often frustrated by the lack of support services. House members in the two states have only their desks on the
Conservative Republicans Take Washington Seats By Staff Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, p. 14 Nine of the more than thirty new Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will come from the South as a result of the November
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Black/White Voting in the South Staff Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, p. 15 Early precinct returns from across the South show that Blacks went to the polls in record numbers on November 4 to give Jimmy Carter 80-90 percent of
Editor’s Note Staff Vol. 3, No. 2, 1981, pp. 4-5 Four states—and only Arkansas in the South—elect governors for merely a two-year term. More than most other high ranking officials these four governors must face the electorate only after a
What Does H.R. 3112 Provide? By Staff Vol. 4, No. 1, 1981, p. 9 The House bill HR 3112, passed on October 5, extends continuously the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act and changes two others. In essence, the
An Update on Voting Changes in the South By Staff Vol. 4, No. 2, 1982, pp. 5-11 Since last summer, when legislative committees began meeting quietly and computers started humming, reapportionment in the South has charged into the political thicket