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Atlanta Journal Constitution: Civil rights leaders condemn ruling on use of word ‘boy'
10/25/10Source:Atlanta Journal ConstitutionCivil rights leaders are denouncing an Atlanta appeals court ruling that testimony about a white supervisor calling a black employee "boy" cannot be used as evidence of race discrimination.
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Internet Helps Individuals Get Involved with Redistricting
10/23/10Source:Kansas City InfozineAs MALDEF focuses on Latino representation in the Southwest, the NAACP LDF continues to represent African American voters, mostly in the South, where some states must submit their plans to the Justice Department for review.
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PRINCETON: LDF to honor Louise J. Morse
10/22/10Source:The Princeton PacketThe Princeton Committee of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. (LDF) will hold its 35th annual champagne reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 24) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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ABA lawyers conference to confront post-racial ‘myth’
10/21/10Source:Tri-State Defender On-LineMany Americans believed the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president heralded the zenith of the civil rights movement and ushered in a color-blind society. Two years later that assumption is being questioned.
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The Legal Times: Voting Rights Lawyers Gird for Election
10/14/10Source:The BLT: Blog of the Legal TimesTwo years ago, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed suit in Indiana and stopped what it said was a threat to disenfranchise homeowners facing foreclosure. Now, after countless more foreclosures, an NAACP lawyer says it's ready to litigate again if needed.
At issue in the 2008 lawsuit was whether a list of homeowners facing foreclosure could be used to challenge their eligibility to vote. A local Republican Party official had been quoted saying that presence on such a list “would be a solid basis” to ask someone to cast a provisional ballot.