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LDF and South Carolina Leaders Remember the Police Shooting Death of Walter Scott One Year Later
4/04/16
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Janai Nelson Responds to SCOTUS Decision in Evenwel v. Abbott
4/04/16Source:Moyer & CompanyWhy Monday’s Supreme Court Decision on Redistricting Is Important
As the composition of the Supreme Court remains in flux following the death of one of its most outspoken justices and as the executive and legislative branches continue to battle over the timing of his replacement, the eight-member Court spoke in one voice today to affirm a bedrock democratic principle.
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The New York Times Weighs In on the Duane Buck Death Penalty Case
4/02/16Source:The New York Times
Race and the Death Penalty in Texas
This month, the Supreme Court will consider whether to hear the appeal of Duane Buck, a black man from Texas who was sentenced to die for the 1995 murder of his exgirlfriend and a man who was with her. There is no dispute about his guilt; the issue is how he ended up on death row.
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Sherrilyn Ifill Joins U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx in Conversation on the Unequal Effects of Urban Freeways on Minority Neighborhoods on the Diane Rehm Show
3/31/16Source:The Diane Rehm ShowTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx On The Legacy Of The U.S. Highway System
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Wrongfully Convicted Former LDF Client, Richard Rosario, Finally Released From Prison After 20 Years
3/30/16