“At this moment there are New Yorkers who are being denied justice simply because they are poor,” said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the NYCLU.
On the heels of this week's unprecedented request for an Emergency Court Order for Relief, Radio Civil Liberties takes a look at the Unconstitutional way that New York State protects its most vulnerable citizens- the indigent accused of crimes. Click the image at left to play the video from NYCLUclips on youtube and learn more about this case that is so fundamentally important to New Yorkers and indirectly, to all Americans.
In other News, the ACLU Voters Rights Project and the League of Women Voters continue their fight with the Attorney General of New Jersey over the ability to pass out voting rights cards within 100 feet of polling places. The previous story summary is here and the update is available here
