Greenberg Statement Re: Ida Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. Decision by Supreme Court 1/25/71 and Father James Groppi v. Wisconsin

Press Release
January 25, 1971

Greenberg Statement Re: Ida Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. Decision by Supreme Court 1/25/71 and Father James Groppi v. Wisconsin preview

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  • Press Releases, Volume 6. Greenberg Statement Re: Ida Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. Decision by Supreme Court 1/25/71 and Father James Groppi v. Wisconsin, 1971. 15369a64-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/19215f3e-9bf0-4504-aa0e-abac7e0dcddd/greenberg-statement-re-ida-phillips-v-martin-marietta-corp-decision-by-supreme-court-12571-and-father-james-groppi-v-wisconsin. Accessed August 02, 2025.

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    k Greenberg, Director-Counsel 
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 

Re: Ida Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. decision by Supreme Court 1/25/71 

"This decision is a great step forward in achieving fair employment for all women, 

but has particular importance for black women who constitute the most depressed P P 3 

part of the labor force. The Legal Defense Fund is requesting that its cooperating 

attorneys implement this decision wherever sex discrimination cases are brought to 

them." 

Statement by Jack Greenberg, ireetor-Councel 

Re: Father James Groppi v. Wisconsin 

i i ari e: fair trial even 
"This case is further assurance that the constitution guarantees a fai 

to highly notorious defendants such as Father Groppi, who did not hesitate to take 

a controversal position on behalf of racial equality.”

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