{"id":147073,"date":"2026-03-25T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=147073"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:24:34","slug":"naacp-taps-former-doj-civil-rights-chief-kristen-clarke-as-general-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/25\/naacp-taps-former-doj-civil-rights-chief-kristen-clarke-as-general-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"NAACP Taps Former DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke as General Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are seeing this Justice Department fully abandon its commitment to full and fair enforcement of our civil rights laws,  said Clarke. \u201cThe NAACP will be stepping into the breach and leveraging mass impact litigation as a way to stand up for vulnerable communities across our country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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enforcement of our civil rights laws,  said Clarke. \u201cThe NAACP will be stepping into the breach and leveraging mass impact litigation as a way to stand up for vulnerable communities across our country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/951861833\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/951861833\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/951861833\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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