Law Grads Urged to Promote Equal Justice
Too many people think the American criminal and court system is racist, and lawyers should work to achieve “both the perception and the reality of equal justice,” Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor told graduates of George Washington University’s law school.
“There is sad evidence all across the nation that a substantial number of our citizens believe our legal and judicial system is unresponsive to them because of racial bias, that too often equal justice is but an unrealized slogan,” O’Connor said.
She urged the graduates to volunteer their time to help people who cannot afford legal aid.
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