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U.S. Civil Rights Commission Releases Report on New Black Panther Party Investigation
January 28, 2011The United States Commission on Civil Rights announces that it has released its report, including statements by Commissioners, on the implications of the Justice Department's actions in the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) case: Race Neutral Enforcement of the Law? DOJ and the New Black Panther Party Litigation: An Interim Report. The interim report has been transmitted to the President and Congress pursuant to the Commission's statute which provides that the Commission "shall submit to the President and Congress at least one report annually that monitors Federal civil rights enforcement efforts in the United States." The report is posted at http://www.usccr.gov/NBPH/USCCR_NBPP_report.pdf. The NBPP case arose when two members of the Party wearing paramilitary uniforms, one of whom was carrying a billy club and yelling racial epithets, stood outside a Philadelphia polling place on the day of the general election in November 2008. The incident was caught on video, posted on YouTube, and played on news stations. Full release
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