jesse jackson
- n United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
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- Jesse Jackson Jr. lawyers link crime to disorder
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Jesse Jackson Jr., in asking a judge for a lenient sentence, are arguing that his lavish spending sprees — paid for by money looted from his campaign fund — were tied to his bipolar disorder. The attorneys also are pleading for a shorter sentence by arguing that Jesse Jackson Jr. will “unlikely” be able to relate to a prison psychiatrist and as a consequence, his mental ...
June 15, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times - Jesse Jackson Jr.’s lawyer seek lenient sentence
Lawyers for Jesse Jackson Jr. assert in a court filing that the former Illinois congressman's mental health may worsen if he is given a lengthy prison sentence.
June 15, 2013 - FOX News Chicago - Jesse Jackson: Economic disparities remain
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says racial barriers have fallen during the half century since Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers was killed.
June 14, 2013 - The Clarion-Ledger