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While her face would not be recognizable to most American, she has affected the lives of countless people in this country as the plaintiff in one of the most famous court cases in American history. She is Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe, the woman who became the symbol for abortion rights in the landmark case Roe v. Wade...
...made news last week, ATF's leadership has long known of the annual affair and its racist trappings. The black agents' class action cited the event as just one of dozens of racist incidents. Dondi Albritton, who heads the bureau's Explosives Technology branch in Washington and is a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said he once saw an invitation to the roundup that was printed on ATF letterhead and mailed in an ATF envelope. At this year's outing, racist slogans and T shirts were reportedly on display, including one with Martin Luther King Jr.'s face behind a target...
...however, that even the most critical agents often proclaim a deep respect for the agency and its mission. "I love this agency," Stewart says. "I love this agency so much I would work for it 24 hours a day if they'd let me." Vanessa McLemore, another class-action plaintiff, says she wanted to become an ATF agent since high school. "Deep down I'm happy. I would not go to another agency. I love what I'm supposed to do. What I don't like is not being given an equal opportunity...
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...hand, the defendants must be able tojustify their actions, Homans said. The plaintiffdoes not have to show malice. But, on the other,the plaintiff is required to show that thestatements are unjustified, he said...