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Ria Tabacco Mar Speaks in Support of NYC Bill to End Credit Checks in Employment
4/10/14LDF Assistant Counsel Ria Tabacco Mar appeared in front of New York’s City Hall in support of the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act, which would ban the use of credit checks in employment. “Poor credit is more often the result of hardships, not personal irresponsibility, and blacks are more likely to face the kind of hardships – like medical bills, unemployment, and divorce –
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Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Civil Rights Act on Andrea Mitchell Show
4/10/14Source:Andrea Mitchell ReportsAs the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Sherrilyn Ifill talks to Andrea Mitchell on the importance of civil rights, which is the real democracy-maintenance work. She also discusses the urgent necessity of the Voting Rights Amendment Act.
Learn more about the proposed Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (VRAA).
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LDF Participates in White House Ceremony Executive Announcing Action Supporting Equal Pay
4/08/14
Today, LDF attended a ceremony in the East Room of the White House where President Obama took two executive actions designed to assist minority and female workers in detecting and redressing pay discrimination.
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Johnathan Smith Testifies In Support of Fair Employment Protection Act
4/03/14Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, along with the National Women's Law Center and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, are sponsoring a congressional briefing on the Fair Employment Protection Act.
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Remembering John Payton
3/24/14
Below, Sherrilyn Ifill offers remarks on the second anniversary of the passing of John Payton, LDF's late President and Director-Counsel.