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Civil Rights

Jun. 8, 2011

Lawyer-Mayor Targeted in Civil Rights Suit

The NAACP and an Antelope Valley community group are set to file a federal lawsuit today that alleges well-known personal injury lawyer R. Rex Parris has been instrumental in developing discriminatory policies against black and Latino famil


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The NAACP and an Antelope Valley community group are expected to file a federal lawsuit today that alleges well-known personal injury lawyer R. Rex Parris has been instrumental in developing discriminatory policies against black and Latino families in Lancaster.


The complaint - obtained by the Daily Journal - names the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale as defendants. But the suit alleges Parris has pl...

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