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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Michigan Ballot Initiative That Unconstitutionally Rigs the Political Process Based on Race
3/25/13Source:LDFToday the Supreme Court granted certiorari to review an appellate court’s decision striking down a Michigan law that unconstitutionally rigged the state political system against state residents seeking to enhance racial diversity and access to opportunity at the state’s public universities. Shortly after this law, commonly known as “Proposal 2,” passed through a ballot initiative sponsored by opponents of diversity in 2006, LDF filed suit on behalf of students, faculty, and applicants to the University of Michigan, along with a coalition of civil rights groups, including the ACLU of M
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LDF Lawyer Appears on "Here and Now with Sandra Bookman" to Discuss Current Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
3/25/13Source:Here and Now with Sandra BookmanNAACP LDF Assistant Counsel Natasha Korgaonkar recently appeared on "Here and Now with Sandra Bookman" to discuss the current challenge to the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder.
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James M. Nabrit, 1932-2013
3/24/13Source:LDFUPDATE: Services for Jim Nabrit will be at the Howard University Law School in the Dumbarton Chapel on Monday April 1, 2013. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 am. The funeral service will be from 11:00 am to noon with burial at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
UPDATE: Read Jim Nabrit's obituary in the New York Times
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NAACP LDF Files Historic Agreement with Mississippi School District on Efforts to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline
3/22/13Source:LDFThe NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the U.S. Department of Justice and the Meridian Public School District in Meridian, Mississippi in filing a landmark consent decree that addresses harsh and unlawful school discipline policies that disproportionately targeted African-American students. Known as Barnhardt v.
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President of Community Service Society of New York Weighs in on Racial Disparities at New York's Specialized High Schools
3/21/13Source:Huffington PostDavid R. Jones, President & CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), weighed in this week in on the continuing trend of racial disparities in New York City’s Specialized High Schools and Mayor Bloomberg’s insensitive response.