Greenberg Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York
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June 6, 1977

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Press Releases, Volume 6. Greenberg Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York, 1977. 557aaa69-bb92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/24e81ff7-9c00-429e-8fb5-17ad1e3d2028/greenberg-statement-on-supreme-court-decision-in-monell-v-department-of-social-services-of-city-of-new-york. Accessed June 13, 2025.
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30% ; a l Ze ¢ / b h > f STATEMENT BY JACK GREENBERG, DIRECTOR- iy th + COUNSEL, LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, ON SUPREME COURT DECISION IN MONELL V- DEPARTMENT ESE or SOCIAL SERVICES OF CITY OF NEW YORK New york, gune 6 -- The Supreme court's decision handed down this afternoon in Monell @® v- Department of social services of the City of New york "yemoves @ major obstacle to effective implementat in of the equal rights : : ~~: : : provisions of the constituti on," said Jack Greenberg, pirector-co unsel of the NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. which participate d ssfine case. The court, in a 7 to 2 epee opinion, reversed 4 lower court ruling that the New YORK Department of gocial services did not deprive gane Monell of her rights when it compelled her to takeaunpaid he to do sO- rR nqpe decision is spmmeemnis 3 major and sigifnicant W u“ advance in equal rights, Greenberg said, = pecause it removes the ambiguity and complexity surrounding the question of whether an individual can sue a government al pody for =. a ————— —— leave of ™@&% absence pefore medical reasons s required re n y ° n> ee mmige denial of civil rights The Court's answer is clearly yes The =~ bead “with at least two immediate results: RXEXRAXKXXWEKHXEKEXXESUEEX KHAEXKHEXBKWEEEXBEXAXSPEERINGXUP “First, Siukhanwenekuseamnme cases previously bogged down in technicalities will be speedily resolved and second, it will now be possible ges \ Ly \ A to bring cases tha_t were -negimgmimes in the past because of uncertainty over 3g this issue." Anne - Started 3:15 finished 3:32 Statement should be on wires in about 20 mins, W. Weaver was not in the S Court chambers. A message was left on his line about this statement. His light showing that he has such a message will stay on until he picks it up. Faythe