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President of Community Service Society of New York Weighs in on Racial Disparities at New York's Specialized High Schools
3/21/13Source:Huffington PostDavid R. Jones, President & CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), weighed in this week in on the continuing trend of racial disparities in New York City’s Specialized High Schools and Mayor Bloomberg’s insensitive response.
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Stop and Frisk on Trial in NYC
3/21/13Source:LDFFloyd v. City of New York challenges the unconstitutional police stops of thousands of Blacks and Latinos across New York City.
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LDF Responds to New York's Proposed Plan for Hurricane Sandy Recovery
3/20/13Source:LDFIn a letter to New York officials, LDF comments on New York State's Action Plan, which outlines the State's plan to spend federal funds for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. In our letter, LDF expresses concerns that the State's plan does not provide sufficient details for citizens to determine whether New York has met all the federal requirements for receiving the funds.
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More Than 100 Civil Rights Leaders, Elected Officials, Clergy, Former Prosecutors and Judges, Past ABA Presidents, and a Former TX Governor Call for New, Fair Sentencing for Duane Buck
3/20/13Source:LDFNAACP Calls Mr. Buck’s Death Penalty Case a
“Blatant Example of Racial Bias”
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LDF Live Chat Today on Duane Buck Death Penalty Case
3/20/13Source:LDFToday (March 20, 2013) at 1:00pm EDT, please join Christina Swarns, Director of LDF's Criminal Justice Project, for a live chat with Ed Pilkington of The Guardian discussing the Texas death penalty case of Duane Buck, who was sentenced to death after his jury was told he would pose a future danger beca