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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Wins Voting Rights Act Challenge to Fayette County, Georgia’s Discriminatory Election Method
5/21/13Fayette County, Georgia—Today, in an important voting case, a federal court struck down, as violative of the Voting Rights Act, Fayette County’s discriminatory at-large method of electing members to the County Board of Commissioners and County Board of Education.
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The Struggle Continues 59 Years after 'Brown v. Board of Education'
5/17/13Source:LDFOn May 17, 1954, the United State Supreme Court decided a case that changed the course of American history. In Brown v. Board of Education, which was litigated by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a unanimous Court declared segregated education systems unconstitutional, marking the beginning of the end of America’s racial caste system.
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LDF Attorney Calls for Fair Treatment of Children in the Criminal Justice System
5/13/13Source:The RootWriting in The Root, Vincent Southerland, Senior Counsel in LDF's Criminal Justice Project, urges policy makers to use the opportunity presented by the US Supreme Court's decision in Miller v. Alabama to treat children convicted of crimes fairly. In Miller, the Court recognized what we all know and understand: Age matters.
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LDF Lawyer Discusses Death Penalty on MSNBC 'Up with Steve Kornacki'
5/13/13Source:'Up with Steve Kornacki'On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Christina Swarns, Director of LDF's Criminal Justice Project, appeared on MSNBC's, "Up with Steve Kornacki" to discuss the death penalty, whether or not it is a deterrent, and the extent to which American views on capital punishment have shifted. In this context, Ms.
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LDF Lawyer the Sole Black Lawyer To Argue in Supreme Court This Year
5/12/13Source:New York TimesLDF Special Counsel Debo Adegbile was the only Black lawyer to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court during the last year. Mr. Adegbile argued in the case of Shelby County, Alabama v.