The lawsuit asserts that the statement is false and misleading because it gives the impression that the NAACP opposes Prop 26, whereas it has publicly endorsed the measure.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, it notes that the Los Angeles NAACP Branch does not have the \u201cPresident Emeritus\u201d position and it is a \u201cmade-up title.\u201d<\/p>\n
We are outraged that the cardroom casinos and their \u201cNo on 26\u201d campaign would deceptively use the NAACP name in its arguments despite our strong support,\u201d<\/strong> said Rick Callender, president of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP. \u201cWe are suing to have these dishonest statements removed from the ballot arguments, so it does not mislead voters.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cNAACP is proud to stand with California Indian Tribes in strong support of Prop 26 to help preserve and further Indian self-reliance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Steve Bittenbender contributed to this report.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NAACP has filed suit in California against a cardroom-backed campaign to oppose a tribal ballot initiative on sports betting. The civil rights group claims the use of its name on the campaign is \u201cdeceptive and inappropriate.\u201d This is the battle for the hearts and minds of California voters, who are asked to determine the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":224680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1074,18456],"tags":[81905,82170],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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