A lawyer for a teenager said he overheard racist comments directed at his client during a hearing in New York Family Court. The incident came months after a judge warned about racism in the courts.
Source: New York Times
As N.Y. Courts Seek to Root Out Racism, a Clerk Is Heard Using a Slur
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