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LDF Statement on the 61st Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
5/15/15Download a
Brown fact sheet here and a list of Brown milestones here.JP Schnapper-Casteras Hears Echoes of the 1967 Interracial Marriage Case in On-going Marriage Equality Debate
5/12/15Source:ACS BlogBack to the Future of Marriage Equality
It was a familiar scene at the U.S. Supreme Court: states argued that allowing certain couples to marry would impose long-term harms upon children, families and social institutions. They contended that it is not the judiciary’s place to scrutinize restrictions upon the freedom to marry. And they fell back upon the claim that the definition of marriage is a longstanding tradition.
Sherrilyn Ifill Urges Congress to Keep Brown's Promise and Ensure Equal Educational Opportunity in ESEA
5/11/15Source:Education WeekAs we approach the 61st Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which invalidated racial apartheid in our nation's public schools, Sherrilyn Ifill urges Congress to preserve the federal role of holding states accountable for promoting equal access to educational opportunity in Education Week op-ed.
Janai Nelson Joins Melissa Harris-Perry in a Discussion on How Housing Policies Influence Baltimore Segregation
5/09/15Source:Melissa Harris-PerryBaltimore and US history of housing segregation
"More than 100 years of housing policy -- from segregation laws to restrictive covenants to urban renewal to the subprime mortgage crisis -- have created a Baltimore that is segregated and deeply unequal to this day. MHP and her guests [including Janai Nelson] discuss."
Natasha Korgaonkar Makes Case Against Texas Voter ID Law in Letter to Houston Chronicle
5/08/15Source:Houston ChronicleFriday letters: Democracy in action
Right to vote