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So this week was jam-packed and you might have missed some important @NAACP_LDF news and action items.
Why do police officers seem to have little accountability for killing unarmed African Americans? One reason is the defense of “qualified immunity.” This week we joined an amicus brief with groups from across the ideological spectrum asking the SCOTUS to review this doctrine.
You can read the brief here. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/1…
It’s an impressive list of groups from across the ideological spectrum raising concern about how the expansion of qualified immunity insulates police officers and asking the SCOTUS to review.
For more than a year we have witnessed an extraordinary & unprecedented phenomenon: Trump judicial nominees have refused to say that Brown v Bd of Ed. was correctly decided. This week the nominee for Deputy Attorney General joined this shameful practice. .
We oppose Mr. Rosen’s confirmation.
It’s been our honor & privilege to work w/residents of #NorthCharleston since the murder of #WalterScott 4 yrs ago. Our organizer Esterjoy Mungai, who lived in North Charleston when Scott was killed co-authored a powerful op-ed abt the community’s efforts.
You might also have missed the brief we filed encouraging SCOTUS to hear the case of a man sentenced to death because he’s gay. motherjones.com/crime-justice/… Here’s a link to our amicus brief. naacpldf.org/wp-content/upl…
