A retired Michigan State Police officer with the K-9 unit claims he was treated unfairly because of the color of his skin. He explained that he was demoted for leaving a work shift early and misfiling time cards, while on the other hand white officers have done way worse than him, giving the example that a white officer had their canine partners die after being left in a car for 11 hours, but was given a second chance.
Court Rules Texas Voting Law is Discriminatory
The Supreme Court ruled in June 2013 that states no longer can be judged by voting discrimination that went on decades ago, a decision that argues the country has changed since the racially motivated laws of the civil rights era. The high court eradicated section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the belief discrimination does not exist anymore. Before this decision, the state of Texas passed a voter 1D law, the strictest in the country, which could have significant repercussions for African American and Latino voters.
