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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision in D.C. v Heller

Legal Defense Fund on Today's Victory in Supreme Court's Rejection of Attempts to Expand the Death Penalty

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Applauds Decision in Right to Counsel Supreme Court Case

John Payton Testimony to D.C. City Council

Legal Defense Fund Recognizes Important Civil Rights Victory in Texas Voting Rights Case

John Payton Named One of "The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America"

LDF Releases Study on Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentencing in Mississippi

John Payton Criticizes Supreme Court's Recent Ruling in Voter ID Case Before Senate Judiciary Committee