Fla Republican Party (and bush camp) Subject of Discrimination Lawsuit

[Nambe]

US Newswire

Press Conference Announcing Filing of Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Republican Party of Florida, the Republican National Committee and Bush-Cheney '04

At a National Press Club news conference on Monday, employment discrimination attorneys Cyrus Mehri and Sam Smith will announce the filing of a federal employment discrimination lawsuit on behalf of an African-American former state party employee against the Republican Party of Florida, the Republican National Committee (news - web sites) and Bush-Cheney '04.

Mehri & Skalet attorneys have won two of the largest and most sweeping race discrimination settlements in history against Texaco and Coca-Cola for $176 million and $192 million respectively.

Burr & Smith, LLP represented the class of female employees of Publix Supermarkets who won an $81.5 million settlement in 1997. They also represented a group of black college students who sued the Adam's Mark hotel chain for discrimination in the accommodations provided during the Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach. The case settled in December 2001 for $2.1 million dollars. ..

Use your Head

Put a Lid on It!

[AspenRose]

1. Get those attorneys to go to Texas, too, while they're at it

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/081704_APlocal_suit.html

By The Associated Press
(8/17/04 - HEMPSTEAD, TX) — Six black Waller County leaders filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against white county officials and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, alleging "an extensive illegal reign of terror against African-American" officials. Justice of the Peace Dewayne Charleston, who says he has been a target of discrimination, claimed that District Attorney Oliver Kitzman had been behind much of it. Charleston said when Kitzman lost a battle earlier this year to keep students at historically black Prairie View A&M University from voting in Waller County, the intimidation by Kitzman against those who spoke out against him increased. "The whole thing just shows a pattern of seeking to undermine the civil rights of African Americans," Charleston said."

[nofurylike]

2. thank you for this info, Nambe. excellent. n/t

[LauraK]

3. The Cuban/Hispanic voters need to see this.

I look forward to seeing the details.

[Inland]

4. In a related story, Bob Herbert's op-ed NYT piece

tells of florida police and election officials intimidating black citizens in a bogus "voter fraud investigation."