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In New York Times Article, Nelson Acknowledges Challenges and Opportunities for Obama in Racial Unrest
12/09/14Source:New York TimesLDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson highlights the fine line Obama must walk in order to be the President for all Americans while making his mark on race relations in the aftermath of Brown and Garner deaths:
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LDF Commends Issuance of Updated Anti-Racial Profiling Guidance But Urges More Accountability for Local and State Law Enforcement
12/08/14The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund commends the efforts undertaken by the Department of Justice to update its 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.
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LDF and Center for American Progress Issue Joint Report on Voter Suppression Impact
12/08/14Source:The Root
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Nelson Discusses Ferguson's Free Speech Reverberations on Melissa Harris-Perry
12/06/14Source:Melissa Harris-PerryPolice Consider Charges Against Brown’s Step-Father
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Examining the Impact of Voter Suppression on the 2014 Midterm Elections
12/05/14Washington, D.C. — In the lead up to the 2014 midterm elections, the United States witnessed one of the greatest assaults on the right to vote in many generations. Many states implemented voting restrictions that made it more difficult—and, in some cases, impossible—for voters of color to participate in the 2014 midterm elections.