FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2015

CONTACT:
Brandon Lee, 773.271.0899 x200, blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org
Kenny Fuentes, 212.966.5932 x208, kfuentes@aaldef.org
Brett Schuster, 202-775-9555 x2, BSchuster@napaba.org

OVER 160+ ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER GROUPS FILE AMICUS BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Fisher v. Texas Case a Second Time

Los Angeles – Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), have filed three separate amicus briefs urging the nation’s highest court to uphold University of Texas at Austin’s (UT-Austin) affirmative action policy. (और ज्यादा…)

Contact:
Brandon Lee
773-271-0899 x200
blee@advancingjustice-chicago.org

Advancing Justice | Chicago disappointed over McCarthy’s non-action

Supt. McCarthy absent from scheduled meeting with community groups

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago is disappointed in Superintendent Garry McCarthy’s absence from a scheduled meeting with community organizations on October 28. Representatives from his staff, including his Chief of Staff James Roussell, General Counsel Ralph M. Price, and First Deputy John Escalante attended in his absence and informed community members that the Chicago Police Department would not be meeting the community’s demands to fire the officers involved with the abuse of Jessica Klyzek, an unarmed resident. (और ज्यादा…)