In a statement issued today on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on Ricci v. DeStefano, Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron said that the “majority’s opinion ignores our nation’s history, rejects precedent, overturns the judgment of local government officials and makes it more difficult for employers to take voluntary steps to break down barriers toContinueContinue reading “Ideologically-Charged Decision in Ricci v. DeStefano Ignores History, Precedent”
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LDF: Supreme Court Ruling Leaves in Place Core Provision of the Voting Rights Act
Today, the Supreme Court in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5, the core provision of the Voting Rights Act, said the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (http://www.naacpldf.org) in a press release. In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the SupremeContinueContinue reading “LDF: Supreme Court Ruling Leaves in Place Core Provision of the Voting Rights Act”
AFJ Statement on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
The following is a statement from Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice, on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. We are thrilled with this choice. Sonia Sotomayor will be a strong voice to uphold the Constitution and the law to provide equal justice and protect personal freedoms for everyone in America,ContinueContinue reading “AFJ Statement on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court”