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Thread #37699   Message #526806
Posted By: GUEST
13-Aug-01 - 01:17 PM
Thread Name: Folk Alliance vs. NAACP
Subject: RE: Folk Alliance vs. NAACP
kat,

I believe that was already decided in favor of the NAACP. This too, is from their website today, and as I understand it, is in relation to the suit you cite above:

Q: Why did the judge who heard the case in federal district court rule in the NAACP's favor?

A: The judge rejected the Adam's Mark hotel's attempt to stop the NAACP's boycott, saying that the chain's request for an injunction would unconstitutionally restrict the NAACP's First Amendment right to free speech in an incident in which substantial evidence exists that racial discrimination did occur.

Q: Was Adam's Mark involved in any other incidents regarding racial discrimination before the NAACP, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Florida filed suits in 1999?

A: Yes. From 1991 to 1999 they were found guilty in two lawsuits of based on based on racial discrimination claims.

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