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LDF Lawyer Makes the Case for Protecting the Heart of the Voting Rights Act
3/10/13Source:LDFRyan Haygood, Director of LDF's Political Participation Group, discusses, on the Rachael Maddow Show, why it is imperative that the U. S. Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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New York Times Editorial Highlights Eroding Right to Counsel in Indigent Defense
3/09/13Source:The New York TimesA recent editorial spotlights how being too poor to hire a lawyer in a criminal felony case should not be a barrier to counsel; one must be provided freely by the jurisdiction as the Supreme Court ruled 50 years ago in Gideon v. Wainwright. However, jurisdistions have found ways to shirk this responsibility to the detriment of those who have no other recourse.
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LDF Director-Counsel Named Among Top 13 Women of Color
3/08/13Source:Center for American ProgressLDF Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill was named by the American Constitution Society of as one 13 Top Women of Color to Watch in 2013.
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LDF Leads National Coalition Urging Federal Policy Makers to Reject Proposals to Place More Guns and Police Officers in Schools
3/04/13Source:LDFAdvocates working to dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline are sending a strong message to federal policymakers about how to keep school safe without enhancing police presence
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LDF President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill Appears From Selma, Alabama on Local Stations to Remind the State of the Continuing Importance of the VRA
3/04/13Source:LDFOn the weekend marking the 48th commemoration of Bloody Sunday, NAACP LDF President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill appears on local Alabama television stations and reminds the nation of the continuing need for the Voting Rights Act.
View Ms. Ifill’s appearance here.