By: MSNBC Source: ‘Everyday Racism in America’: Real stories of racial bias On May 29th, 8,000 Starbucks stores across the country closed for anti-bias training following the arrest of two black men. The same day, NAACP ...
A week after the 64th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nominations of Wendy Vitter and Andrew Oldham, who each refused ...
Related Case or Issue: Policing Reform Campaign The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today appealed the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s (NYDA) failure to respond to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for materials related ...
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Heather McGhee of Demos issued the following statement regarding the preview of the Starbucks’ anti-bias training: We are encouraged by the ...
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FIRST STEP Act. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined more than 70 organizations in opposing the bill because it does little to reform prisons or the federal justice system. Todd A. Cox, LDF’s Policy Director, issued the following ...
Today, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 opinion that employers may use arbitration clauses to stop workers from joining forces to challenge workplace violations, at least in certain contexts. Such clauses—which may be buried in employment ...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals defied established Supreme Court precedent by holding that officers were entitled to summary judgment, relieving them from facing trial on a claim of excessive force after tasing to death ...
