NAACP Legal Defense Fund Attorney who supports the School District and not the black school children of Huntsville is back on the case

 

Only in AmeriBama.

In the space of about 48 hours, Norman Chachkin went from asking to withdraw from Huntsville's historic desegregation case to withdrawing his motion to withdraw.
If that sounds confusing, that's because it is. But the bottom line, for the moment, is Huntsville school officials retained an ally in their legal skirmish with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Let's Recap
So, the long time NAACP attorney who sided with the Huntsville City School Board, the Mayor,  The Huntsville/Madison  Chamber of Commerce, and some PTA officers, against the black school children of Huntsville ,was informed his services would no longer be needed on Monday.  In his place, retired federal judge, and long time Civil Rights attorney, U.W. Clemons.

"As a practical matter, there is an irreconcilable conflict between the position that Mr. Clemon intends to pursue in the litigation and the positions that undersigned counsel has taken with respect to the pending motion," wrote Chachkin to the judge today, "a conflict that can only be a distraction as the Court seeks to address the issues in the case."

This is what's at stake:

At issue are zone lines submitted by Huntsville City Schools in February. The U.S. Department of Justice argues the plan "would leave most students in segregated schools." Huntsville argues that federal law has changed since 1963 and that the courts no longer hold school boards accountable racial imbalances due to housing patterns.
Chachkin had sided with Huntsville. In his motion to withdraw, Chachkin included an email showing that Clemon planned to side with the Justice Department and oppose Huntsville.

So, the attorney that is with Huntsville City Schools, the Mayor, the Chamber of Commerce, and some PTA officers and against the black children of Huntsville is back on the case, and the attorney who is with the black children of Huntsville and against Huntsville City Schools, the Mayor, the Chamber of Commerce and some PTA officers is off the case.

What is wrong with this picture?  I mean really?  And what's up with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund?

"The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is simply the best civil rights law firm in American history." -- President Obama

Could have fooled me.

Contact the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and request a lawyer that will represent the black children of Huntsville.