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Advocates for Civil and Reproductive Rights Call for Vitter's Withdrawal
4/20/18Read a pdf of our statement here.
Advocates for Civil and Reproductive Rights Call for Vitter's Withdrawal
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LDF Statement on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Plan to Restore Voting Rights to People with Felony Convictions
4/19/18Read a pdf of our statement, here.
On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order giving consideration for a conditional pardon to restore voting rights to individuals with felony convictions who are on parole. Leah Aden, Senior Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), provided the following statement:
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LDF's Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Anti-Discrimination Training for Starbucks Employees on NPR
4/18/18Source:NPRNPR's Noel King talks to Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, who is among the experts advising Starbucks on their new training curriculum.
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Sherrilyn Ifill Gives Keynote Speech at "Race & Inequality in America: The Kerner Commission at 50 conference"
4/18/18Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., gives a keynote on Thursday, March 1, 2018, on the third and final day of the "Race and Inequality in America: The Kerner Commission at 50 Conference."
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Haitian Civil Rights Organizations Join Two of the Nation’s Oldest Civil Rights Organizations in TPS Lawsuit
4/18/18Read a PDF of our statement here.
Haitian Civil Rights Organizations Join Two of the Nation’s Oldest Civil Rights Organizations in TPS Lawsuit