Topic: the noose is among the most repugnant of all racist symbols… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Williams v. New York City Housing Authority.

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1 Williams v. New York City Housing Authority Anchor
nysd · 2001
green “the noose is among the most repugnant of all racist symbols, because it is itself an instrument of violence.” 4
2 Hollins v. Delta Airlines
ca10 · 2001
green “several hangman's nooses dangling from the ceiling above the plaintiffs work area” 3
3 Williams v. New York City Housing Authority
nysd · 2001
green “indeed, the noose is among the most repugnant of all racist symbols, because it is itself an instrument of violence.” 3
4 Johnson v. Potter
mnd · 2001
green “deeply a part of this country's collective consciousness and history, any further explanation of how one could infer a racial motive appears quite unnecessary.” 3

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