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Judge Upholds Remedies for Victims of Job Discrimination in NYC Public Schools

On September 11, 2006, Federal District Court Judge Frederic Block upheld key job benefits received by minority and female custodians in the New York City public schools. Judge Block held that the job benefits, including permanent civil service appointments and retroactive seniority, were a permissible remedy for the Board of Education’s past racial discrimination and […]

Judge tosses Ala. challenge to election monitoring

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a challenge to election monitoring required under the Voting Rights Act to ensure mostly southern states are no longer disenfranchising black voters and found that discrimination continues in modern-day polling. U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled against Shelby County, Ala., which sued Attorney General Eric Holder to […]

Judge Scheindlin declines request to step down from Davis v. City of New York

Judge Shira Scheindlin was asked by the Bloomberg administration to ‘recuse herself’ from a class-action suit involving NYPD stops for trespassing in city housing projects. In a prior class-action suit on an NYPD practice, Scheindlin found aspects of stop-and-frisk were unconstitutional — but was later booted off the case. …Johanna Steinberg, senior counsel of the […]

Judge Robert L. Carter, 1917 – 2012

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund mourns the passing of Judge Robert L. Carter, a true giant of the struggle for racial justice and equality. Judge Carter lived an extraordinary life. A graduate of Howard Law School, he was one of the original members of the legal team Thurgood Marshall gathered at the Legal […]

Judge Louis H. Pollak, 1922 – 2012

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is deeply saddened by the passing of Judge Louis H. Pollak, a legendary figure in LDF’s and this nation’s quest for racial justice and equality. Fighting for equality may have been part of Judge Pollak’s destiny because his father, Walter Pollak, argued the infamous Scottsboro case in […]

Judge Gorsuch Must Prove Himself To Be a Justice for All Americans

Read a PDF of our statement here.  Judge Gorsuch Must Prove Himself To Be a Justice for All Americans Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, despite serious concerns about his views on a wide range of critical legal issues, including many with profound […]

Judge Gives Final Approval to Settlement in City Parks Department Discrimination Case

Judge Denny Chin, of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan today gave final approval on May 15, 2008 to the settlement in the case of Wright v. Stern, which alleged race and national origin discrimination against the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Judge Chin reviewed the settlement that was agreed to in February and […]

Judge blocks formula for dividing Katrina recovery money

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund scored a victory Monday when Judge Henry Kennedy Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction to stop new distributions of money from the Road Home Program. That federally funded program is intended to assist Gulf Coast residents whose homes were damaged by […]

Judge Blocks Florida’s “Stop W.O.K.E.” Censorship Bill From Taking Effect in Higher Education

In an important victory for educators’ rights to teach free from censorship and discrimination, a federal judge issued an order that will immediately block members of the Florida Board of Governors from enforcing Florida’s HB 7 — also known as the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees (“Stop W.O.K.E. Act) in public higher education […]