The National Institute of Law & Equity

The National Institute for Law & Equity (NILE) conducts research, hosts public forums and disseminates information on a variety of topics to public policy makers and the public to inform them of the influence local, state and national policies have on the disparities in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

One of the NILE’s core program initiatives has been its development of the Mothers of the NILE. The Mothers of the NILE’s mission is to reduce the number of children entering the Juvenile and Criminal Justice System. It has been quite successful in producing a series of public forums to discuss this important community problem.

The NILE also produces and distributes the quarterly “The NILE Report”. The NILE Report features research-based articles on an assortment of criminal and juvenile justice issues. It is also a source for learning about upcoming NILE-sponsored programs, as well as other community events that raise public understanding and discussion about the criminal justice system and policies.

State Voter Access Laws in U.S. Challenged Before the U.N. as Human Rights Violation

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 | public | NILE

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has petitioned the United Nations (U.N.) alleging human rights violations in the U.S. in connection with more than a dozen states passage of Republican partisan-led voting access legislation. A recent NAACP report shows a pattern of concerted effort to disenfranchise African American, Latino, elderly and youth voters ahead of 2012′s presidential election. Read full essay “Poll Taxes By Another Name? The Proliferation of State Voter Access Laws Across the United States” by international lawyer Vanessa Cross.

28th Annual National Black Prosecutors Association Conference

Sunday, June 5th, 2011 | public | NILE

The National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA) will host its 28th Annual Conference from July 24 – 30, 2011 in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The 2011 NBPA conference theme is “Accountability to Public Service, Commitment to Justice, and Empowering the Community.” This year’s conference will include an assortment of workshops covering state and federal practice topics for attorneys, such as “Prosecuting Terrorism Cases”, “Prosecution of Violent Crimes in Refugee Communities”, and “Prosecutor’s Discovery Obligations”. Review the complete conference information package provided here to learn more about the agenda, workshops, registration and travel & hotel information: 2011 NBPA Complete Conference Packet.