U.S. police chiefs group apologizes for ‘historical mistreatment’ of minorities Sherrilyn Ifill, [President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,] said, “I think Chief Cunningham correctly identifies the need to acknowledge and ...
For a Rare Moment at the Supreme Court, the Genders Were on Equal Footing Sullivan is a familiar player at the Supreme Court, but one of the female lawyers making her first argument at the ...
Statement by the President on the Passing of Jack Greenberg Thanks to Jack Greenberg’s devotion to justice, millions of Americans have known the freedom to learn and work and vote and live in a country ...
Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado and the Persistence of Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System Last week the Court heard argument in Buck v. Davis, a case in which Duane Buck was sentenced to death because ...
Baltimore Sun: Attorney for 15-year-old girl pepper-sprayed by Hagerstown police slams chief for justifying actions Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said the video shows that all of the officers ...
Tackle racial bias in policing at the root While policing is largely a state and local function, the federal government has the power and obligation to impose this nationwide solution. Annually, it confers at least ...
LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson appeared on The 11th Hour with Brian Williams to discuss the fatal police-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death set off a wave of protests ...
