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NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Praises Judiciary Committee Vote on Adegbile Nomination
2/06/14
LDF applauded today’s vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee to report favorably the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
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Ruling Could Be Near on Fisher v. Texas
2/06/14Source:DiverseJosh Civin, Counsel to the Director of Litigation, recently presented oral argument to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Fisher vs. University of Texas on remand. In this article, he talks about barriers to educational opportunities for students of color and the importance of college diversity.
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LDF Applauds the DC Council’s Introduction of a Proposed Resolution on WMATA’s Criminal Records Policy
2/05/14In January 2014, DC Councilwoman Muriel Bowser introduced a Proposed Resolution that calls on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) to revise its criminal records policy. In the Proposed Resolution, Councilwoman Bowser, who also serves as a member of WMATA’s Board of Directors, calls on WMATA to take additional steps to employ people with criminal records, noting that WMATA’s criminal records policy could be revised in a manner that “would in no way endanger the safety and security of its riders and employees.” The Proposed Resolution also acknowledges the
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Black History Month Spotlight: Robert L. Carter
2/05/14
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LDF Challenges Method of Electing Judges to Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana’s Judicial District Court
2/04/14A Black Judge Has Never Been Elected to Serve in Terrebonne Parish