[NYPD Misconduct]
John Fowler: “Police misconduct endures in large part because officers are not held accountable for their actions… We cannot let the resistance of the police unions in New York City continue to undermine the will of the people. Police accountability and transparency are necessary.”
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc
HARVARD GROUPS AND ALUMNI SUPPORT RACE-CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS IN COURT FILING
[Harvard\Race-Conscious Admissions]
LDF: “Last year’s ruling was a resounding victory for educational equity, and we are confident that the First Circuit Court of Appeals will likewise reaffirm that it is legal…to consider race as one important aspect of a student’s holistic college application.”
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BREONNA TAYLOR’S KILLING BY POLICE SHOULD BE INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATED
[Breonna Taylor\Racial Policing]
LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill: “Breonna Taylor was entitled to be treated as a hero. Instead, her life was taken from her in a killing that warrants the close scrutiny of an independent, transparent investigation.”
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NAACP REQUESTS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPICIOUS MURDER OF JOSHUA BROWN—A KEY WITNESS AGAINST CONVICTED KILLER-COP AMBER GUYGER
[Criminal Justice News\Policing]
Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel: “The suspicious circumstances of Mr. Brown’s killing should cause great alarm and demand an immediate and piercing inquiry. We echo Allison Jean’s statement that the ‘corruption we saw during this process must stop,’ and support her request for a comprehensive federal investigation of the Dallas Police Department.”
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