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Court Upholds Claims of Unlawful Trespass Stops and Arrests in Public Housing
3/29/13New York, NY (March 29, 2013) – U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin declared yesterday that Davis v. City of New York, the lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s stops and arrests of public housing residents and their guests for trespassing in public housing residences can proceed to trial.
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LDF Participates in Stateswomen for Justice Convening in Washington
3/28/13Source:CSPANToday, LDF's Washington Office Director, Leslie Proll, presented on a panel at the Third Annual Stateswomen for Justice Luncheon at the National Press Club. In its third year, the Luncheon focuses on racial justice issues and is sponsored by Trice Edney Communications. The panel featured women leaders from national civil rights organizations who discussed their top priorities fifty years after the March on Washington.
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James M. Nabrit, a Fighter for Civil Rights, Dies at 80
3/28/13Source:New York TimesMr. Nabrit was a longtime lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund who argued for school integration at the Supreme Court. Read the New York Times retrospective on the life of this civil rights icon.
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Houston Chronicle Calls for Leadership and a New Fair Sentencing Hearing for Duane Buck
3/27/13Source:Houston ChronicleToday, the Houston Chronicle published an editorial calling on the Harris County District Attorney and U.S. Senator John Cornyn to show leadership and demand a new, fair sentencing hearing for LDF client, Duane Buck. Read about it here.
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LDF Applauds the Housing Authority of New Orleans For Revising Its Criminal Records Policy
3/27/13Source:LDFThe NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) commends the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) for revising its Criminal Background Policy Statement. The revisions to HANO's policy follow many of the recommendations LDF submitted in writing last month.