The MS NAACP Legal Redress Committee is devoted to seeking,establishing, and preserving justice and challenging discrimination at all levels. The Legal Redress Committee investigates complaints of discrimination (in schools, on the job, and in business) as well as complaints against judicial members, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers/agencies. The Legal Redress committee oversees litigation and communicates with the national office and branch members on the progression of individual cases.(see additional information at bottom of page)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Court: Panelist secretly blocked ex-Panther's parole


 ATLANTA (AP) -- A former Black Panther convicted of murdering a California park ranger is getting another shot at freedom after a federal appeals court found that a parole official improperly worked to keep him behind bars by secretly handing over information to Justice Department officials.
The Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision last week found that then-U.S. Parole Commissioner Deborah Spagnoli "impermissibly tainted" the board's decision to delay Veronza Bowers' release when she wrote a memo to government attorneys about the case. Her actions, the three-judge panel said, violated the commission's mandate as an independent arbiter. from thegrio.com Read more....
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