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Washington Post Columnist Lauds LDF amicus brief in Defense of Marriage Act case
3/06/13Source:Washington PostWashington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart writes a glowing article about LDF's amicus brief in U.S. v. Windsor, the case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act. In that brief, LDF argued that claims brought by gays against the statute that would deny federal benefits to same-sex married partners, should be reviewed by the Supreme Court using heightened judicial scrutiny.
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LDF Special Counsel Debo Adegbile and Assistant Counsel Dale Ho Appear on Up w/ Chris Hayes to Discuss the Current Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
3/04/13Source:LDFNAACP LDF Special Counsel Debo Adegbile and Assistant Counsel Dale Ho recently appeared on Up w/ Chris Hayes to discuss the current challenge to the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder.
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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.
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From Selma, Alabama, LDF President & Director-Counsel Appears on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show
3/04/13Source:LDFFrom the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, NAACP LDF President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill appeared on Melissa Harris-Perry’s show on MSNBC on March 2 — one day before the annual commemoration of Bloody Sunday.