Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC)
Amicus Curiae
Edgar J. Steele, Counsel of RecordThe Council of Conservative Citizens is an organization dedicated to advancing the interests of Americans of British and European descent who hold "conservative" views on matters of racial and ethnic relations. Edgar J. Steele has a private law practice with offices in California and Idaho. He specializes in defending unpopular and controversial clients. He received his law degree from UCLA in 1982. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 9, 2002.While the burning cross has undoubtedly been utilized in the perpetration…