New York, NY, June 29, 2018 … Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt issued the following statement following the announcement of Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement:
"While often the fifth and deciding vote on many cases, Associate Justice Kennedy has been an important voice on key cases throughout his 30 years of distinguished service on the Court. He has affected a broad range of civil…
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New York, NY, July 5, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has joined with the Hispanic National Bar Association and LatinoJustice PRLDEF on an amicus brief in Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado, a case involving allegations of racial bias on the part of a juror.
The brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the use of specific evidence of racial bias in jury deliberations in order to prove a violation of the constitutional right to a trial by an impartial jury.
“When…
New York, NY, June 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the announcement by the Justice Department that every federal law enforcement official and every federal prosecutor would participate in implicit bias training in the coming months.
ADL previously recommended such core values training initiatives in its submissions to the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
“This Justice Department has done extraordinary work to address…
Washington, D.C., May 18, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored longtime civil rights leader Wade Henderson with its inaugural Securing Justice Award in honor of his “transformational” leadership over two decades at the head of one of the country’s most influential civil and human rights coalitions.
“Wade has been at the epicenter of every major civil rights battle and victory over the last 20 years,” Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO…