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Christina Swarns visits cast of "A Time to Kill"
10/15/13
Christina Swarns, Interim Director of Litigation and Director of the Criminal Justice Practice at LDF attended a performance of the new Broadway adaptation of "A Time to Kill," which is based on John Grisham's bestselling novel and a popular motion picture.
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NYT Editorial: "False Equality in Michigan"
10/14/13Source:New York TimesThe New York Times' Editorial Board writes a vigorous piece in today's paper that charges Prop 2 in Michigan as "impermissibly alter[ing] the political process that determines admissions policies in a way that places special burdens on racial minorities."
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Challenge to Michigan's Proposal 2
10/14/13
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, a challenge to Michigan's Proposal 2. Mark Rosenbaum, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, argued the case before the court.
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LDF to Provide $20,000 to Morgan State, Howard, and UNCF
10/14/13
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Listen to Vincent Southerland's Oral Argument in 6th Circuit
10/11/13On Wednesday, LDF's Criminal Justice team traveled to Cincinnati to hear Vincent Southerland argue for prisoners serving unfair sentences under the racially biased and discredited 100:1 crack/powder sentencing disparity.
Listen to Vincent's argument here.