ALL THE WAY BACK TO MAGNA CARTA…?
Who first said that justice delayed is justice denied, is hidden in History. It may stretch back to 1215 and the those disgruntled English nobles. But in the case of Dukes vs. Walmart, waiting eight years for a bit of justice clearly applies.
It what may signal a climate shift in the post-Bush era, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund filed a friend of the court brief supporting the plaintiffs in the case. According to the Wichita NAACP Blog:
LDF argued in its friend-of-the-court brief that accepting Wal-Mart’s position is not only bad policy, but also would be a radical rewriting of civil rights law. “When Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the clear intent was to expand protections against workplace discrimination by extending the remedies available to victims of intentional discrimination to include money damages. Wal-Mart is attempting to undermine those protections,” said John Payton, LDF President and Director-Counsel.
LDF was joined on the brief by a broad coalition of civil rights non-profits, including the Asian American Justice Center, Latino Justice, PRLDEF, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Legal Momentum, NAACP, National Partnership for Women & Families, National Women’s Law Center, and Women Employed.