Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Mar 30, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand NCLC File Lawsuit Against US Department of Education Over Failure to Disclose Debt Collection Practice Data
Concerns That Practices May Disproportionately Harm Borrowers of Color
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 17, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSettlement in Utah Student 'Gang Sweep' Lawsuit
Salt Lake City Police and School District to Change How They Treat Students of Color and Engage in School Disciplinary ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ
Mar 15, 2016
Biloxi and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSettle Lawsuit Over Jailing of Indigent People
BILOXI, Miss. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the city of Biloxi have settled a federal lawsuit that alleged the jailing of people unable to pay court-ordered fines and ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Kennedy v. City of Biloxi
Feb 22, 2016
Federal Court Again Backs Native American Families in ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLawsuit
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal court has dealt another blow to defendants in an ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ lawsuit over the rights of Native American families in South Dakota. ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik
Feb 09, 2016
Statement on Fatal Shooting of Teenager by Austin Police Officer
HOUSTON — Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley today confirmed that Austin Police Department Officer Geoffrey Freeman fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old, David Joseph, on M...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Feb 09, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Minnesota and NAACP Minneapolis Sue to Release Footage of Police Shooting
St. Paul, Minn, - The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Minnesota filed a lawsuit today on behalf of itself and the NAACP Minneapolis against Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Appre...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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