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Anne V. Houghtaling

Ms. Houghtaling was most recently Executive Director of HOPE Fair Housing Center in Wheaton, Illinois.  She is an attorney* who has worked in fair housing since 1995, with experience in investigation methodology and design, developing training and curricula for consumers, fair housing advocates and the industry, and creating new fair housing organizations.  She also has […]

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Angel Harris Writes on Jury Selection Racial Discrimination in Death Penalty Cases in the Huffington Post

Batson and The Legacy of Lynchings This past Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the United State Supreme Court’s decision in Batson v. Kentucky, which prohibits the intentional exclusion of prospective jurors from service on an individual case based on race. The importance of this landmark decision cannot be overstated because, as the late Supreme […]

Angel Harris on Democracy Now!: We Must Look at Racial Disparities of the Death Penalty

Florida’s First Black State Attorney Faces Death Threats After Refusing Death Penalty for Cop Killer A battle over the death penalty is brewing in Florida, where Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala has announced her office will no longer seek the death penalty in any murder cases, including in the case of Markeith Loyd, who is […]

Angel Harris Observes One Year Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death on the Nick Taliaferro Show

From The Nick Taliaferro Show on Soundcloud: Angel Harris, Assistant Counsel for The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, joined us to share a statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death and help us understand what happened.

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Andre Thomas’ Attorneys Respond to Texas Setting Execution Date

Andre Thomas is a schizophrenic Black man on Texas death row who is blind as a result of gouging out both of his eyes after acting upon the voices in his head. Mr. Thomas is not competent to be executed. Late yesterday, counsel received notice that the 15th District Court of Grayson County set Mr. […]

Anderson Cooper Profiles Racial Bias in Death Penalty Case

On June 20, 2013,  Anderson Cooper 360 profiled the case of LDF client, Duane Buck, who was sentenced to death in Texas after his sentencing jury was told that he was more likely to be dangerous because he is Black. View  segment 1 and  segment 2 with Jeffrey Toobin.

An Overview of the Grand Jury Proceedings in the Breonna Taylor Case