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Outpouring of Support for College Diversity Seen Today in Supreme Court Case. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Among Wide Array of Groups that Weigh in
8/13/12Today the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve diversity and opportunity in America’s colleges and universities.
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LDF on Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
8/06/12Source:LDF"On this anniversary, we recognize that the Voting Rights Act embodies the highest ideals and commitments of our shared democratic values," said Debo P. Adegbile, LDF's Acting President and Director-Counsel. "These values endure as does America's commitment to them. All Americans are entitled to express their voice with their votes, and the Voting Rights Act continues to stand for this proposition."
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Lady of the Last Chance: Lawyer Makes Her Mark Getting Convicts off Death Row
8/02/12Source:ABA JournalIn what seems her natural state, Christina Swarns is as sweetly plainspoken and easygoing as a kindergarten teacher, which, decidedly, she is not.
Seated across a conference table in a corner-view meeting room on the 16th floor of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund offices in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, Swarns brightens another 100 watts when mentioning a collect call the day before from a client she helped get off death row four years ago—someone “near and dear to my heart.”
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LDF Prevails in Louisiana School Desegregation Case
7/13/12On July 12, 2012, the United States District Court of the Western District of Louisiana ruled in favor of LDF’s clients in Thomas v. St. Martin Parish School Board, denying the school board’s motions to dismiss this long-standing Louisiana school desegregation case.
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Natasha Korgaonkar Briefly Addresses Issue With Photo ID Law
7/13/12Source:KCBS RadioNatasha Korgaonkar briefly identifies how Photo ID law would prevent many from casting their votes.