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LDF Lawyer to Discuss the Death Penalty with MSNBC 'Up with Steve Kornacki' on May 11, 2013
5/10/13Source:LDFWatch Christina Swarns, LDF Director of the Criminal Justice Practice, on May 11, 2013 at 8:00 AM on MSNBC "'Up with Steve Kornacki" for an informed discussion on the death penalty.
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New York Times Highlights Injustice and Racism in Duane Buck Case
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Clothing Chain Wet Seal Settles Lawsuit Charging It with Firing African-American Employees
5/09/13Source:LDFCompany Agrees to Compensate Former Store Managers and Change Company Practices
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Maryland Governor Repeals State’s Death Penalty
5/06/13Source:LDFOn May 3, 2013, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed SB276 officially repealing the state’s death penalty. With this act, Maryland became the sixth state in six years to abolish the death penalty. In total, 18 states in the U.S., including Maryland, have abolished the death penalty.
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LDF Reaches New Agreement with State of Connecticut in Landmark Educational Equity Case Sheff v. O’Neill
4/30/13Source:LDFThe NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined its co-counsel in signing an agreement with the Connecticut State Department of Education to further the implementation of desegregation remedies required by Sheff v. O’Neill, the landmark Connecticut Supreme Court case which required the State to end the racial and ethnic segregation faced by Hartford area schoolchildren.