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Sherrilyn Ifill Joins ‘The Stakes’ Podcast to Discuss Policing Reform and Jeff Sessions
1/20/17Source:MTV NewsLDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill sat down with MTV’s Jamil Smith for the latest episode of ‘The Stakes’ podcast. She discussed LDF’s efforts in transforming police departments across the country and the nomination of Jeff Sessions for United States Attorney General.
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Sherrilyn Ifill on Unresolved Investigation into Freddie Gray's Death in Baltimore Sun
1/20/17Source:Baltimore SunCivil Rights Investigation Into Freddie Gray's Death Unresolved as Trump Takes Office
Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said she and many others in the civil rights community "had hoped that we would have had a conclusion one way or the other" in the Gray and Garner cases by the time Lynch departed, "but at the same time we are waiting very soberly, because we understand that the standard in the federal civil rights cases is a high standard."
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Hearing Demonstrates Betsy DeVos Unqualified to Lead Department of Education
1/19/17Read the PDF of our statement here.
Statement of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund Salutes President Barack Obama
1/19/17Read the PDF of our statement here.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Salutes President Barack Obama
Dignity, Intelligence, Commitment to Equality Hallmarks of Obama Presidency
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Muslim Advocates Commend Flyers’ Bill of Rights
1/18/17Read the PDF of our statement here.