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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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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
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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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Philadelphia Sun Recounts Powerful Address by LDF Director-Counsel at Washington D.C. Reception
3/19/13Source:Philadelphia SunThe premier African American newspaper in Philadelphia recently recounted a powerful address delivered by Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill to an audience of over 150 including civil rights leaders, congressional staffers, judges, at a reception hosted by the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski in Washington, D.C. In her remarks Ifill, who became Director-Counsel of the LDF earlier this year, described her vision for the organization's work, including an emphasis on removing barriers to economic opportunity for African Americans.