[John Lewis\NAACP\LDF]
Sherrilyn Ifill: “I don’t know of another leader in this country with the moral standing of Rep. John Lewis.”
Lisa Cylar Barrett: “The passing of Representative Lewis leaves a void in our country and in our halls of government.”
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
NY Court Rules Against Investigation into NYPD Abuses, Discrimination
[NYPD\United States District Court]
Corey Stoughton: “This ruling is a missed opportunity to bring much-needed accountability for the NYPD’s enforcement of social distancing rules disproportionately against Black and Latinx New Yorkers.”
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS, TO CALL FOR FEDERAL REFORM OF POLICE
[George Floyd\Police Reform]
The leaders of the nation’s top civil rights and social justice organizations and several members of Congress have scheduled a media briefing to demand federal action to reform the nation’s police departments.
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NATIONAL RIGHTS GROUPS CALL FOR PAUSE IN JUDICIAL CONFIRMATIONS PROCESS DURING COVID-19
[COVID-19\Judicial Confirmations]
NAACP’s Derrick Johnson: “The Senate’s move to advance Trump’s judicial nominations in the middle of a deadly pandemic will go down in history as an indefensible dereliction of duty.”
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New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Macy’s Over Criminal History Screening Policy
[Employment Discrimination]
Sherrilyn Ifill President and Director-Counsel for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund says “Macy’s must amend its discriminatory criminal history screening policy and create more economic opportunities for deserving Americans.”
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