Inside Al Sharpton’s wild campaign to draft Biden into Delaware’s tortured court drama
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Citizens for Judicial Fairness
Taking on the “Old Boys’ Club” in Delaware
After saving thousands of TransPerfect employee jobs, Tusk launched a years-long campaign to diversify and reform Delaware’s courts.
Press Hits
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The Stakes
Delaware’s court system is one of the least diverse in the country, with just one Black justice serving on the state’s Chancery and Supreme Courts in 230 years of existence.
The Process
Tusk refocused the energy of the 5,000+ member grassroots advocacy it formed to help save TransPerfect to fight for systemic reforms. The group was rebranded as Citizens for Judicial Fairness and the goal was to bring transparency and equity to Delaware’s courts and criminal justice system. We partnered with famed civil rights activists Reverend Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III as well as local pastors, activists and grassroots groups to draw attention to the issue. We also launched multi-million dollar TV advertising campaigns urging diverse nominations to the state’s top courts.
PoliticoOver the next month, Citizens for Judicial Fairness, formerly known as Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, is expected to spend a half-million dollars on advertisements around the latest opening on the Chancery Court. The group has been pushing for more diversity in the ranks — there are no people of color on the court.
By Christopher Cadelago
The Conclusion
Through relentless advocacy and working hand-in-hand with groups on the ground in Delaware, we have shifted the conversation around judicial diversity in the First State and brought our fight for equity to audiences in Delaware and nationwide.