California's public defender and civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, have filed a lawsuit stating that the state's death penalty system is deeply racist, with Black individuals four times more likely to receive a death sentence than non-Black individuals for the same crimes. The lawsuit argues that racial disparities are persistent and pervasive in California's capital punishment system. Additionally, a conservative group has warned that bills in California seeking to provide restitution to Black residents may face legal challenges related to race-based affirmative action rulings.
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��The parties agree that persistent and pervasive racial disparities infect California’s death penalty system,” attorneys from the public defender’s office, the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and other advocates said in a lawsuit. https://t.co/VYIbNKYu1A
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A conservative group warns that California bills aimed at providing restitution to Black residents would be challenged in courts that have struck down race-based affirmative action. https://t.co/g79161GvVL
“The parties agree that persistent and pervasive racial disparities infect California’s death penalty system,” attorneys from the public defender’s office, the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and other advocates said in a lawsuit. https://t.co/CQKuMxbHgD
A new lawsuit filed directly with the California Supreme Court argues the state's death penalty is irreparably racist. https://t.co/HfE6LPzXnP
California’s public defender and civil rights groups say capital punishment, as practiced in the state, is incurably racist. https://t.co/9AvD5yyzdO