Robert Saleem Holbrook is executive director of Straight Ahead and the Abolitionist Law Center and a lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania. He helped start the Human Rights Coalition, the community group from which the Abolitionist Law Center emerged.
We have documented 1 statement by Robert Saleem Holbrook, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Executive director, Straight Ahead
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Robert Saleem Holbrook said the referral is a politically motivated continuation of efforts to remove Krasner.
“This is unfortunately a continuation of the right's assault on DA Krasner and the policies that he's implemented. This is a judge using an internal conflict in the office to further the objective of removing Krasner from office.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Philly DA Larry Krasner faces legal and political uncertainty after a judge said he may have committed crimes
Why we used this label
Holbrook does not dispute the specific facts found by Judge Diamond, but reframes the referral itself as a politically motivated continuation of efforts to remove Krasner rather than a neutral legal action -- disputing the characterization of the referral's motivation rather than defending the underlying conduct or denying it outright.
A federal judge disqualified Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and a top aide from a murder-conviction appeal, declined to disqualify the District Attorney's Office, and referred all three to federal prosecutors, writing they may have violated the law. Krasner disputes the findings and plans to appeal.
