老澳门开奖结果-NC Condemns Veto Override of Racial Justice Act Repeal Bill
Civil Liberties Group Says it鈥檚 a 鈥淪ad Day for Justice and for North Carolina鈥�
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RALEIGH 鈥� Today the North Carolina House and Senate voted to override Gov. Bev Perdue鈥檚 veto of SB 416, a bill that would effectively repeal the state鈥檚 historic Racial Justice Act by no longer allowing individuals to use statewide statistics in order to demonstrate racial bias in our state's capital punishment system.
In response, Sarah Preston, Policy Director for the 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina, offered the following comment:
鈥淭his is a sad day for justice and for North Carolina. By gutting the Racial Justice Act, our legislature has turned its back on the overwhelming evidence of racial bias in our state鈥檚 death penalty system. Politicians have decided they would rather sweep disturbing information under the rug than work to ensure that racial bias plays no role in North Carolina鈥檚 death penalty.鈥�
The 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving and expanding the guarantees of individual liberty found in the United States Constitution, the North Carolina Constitution, and related federal and state civil rights laws. With more than 10,000 members and supporters throughout the state and an office located in Raleigh, the organization achieves its mission through advocacy, public education, community outreach, and when necessary, litigation.
