Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | news
NAACP LDF attorney Natasha Korgaonkar calls into Fox News to discuss the on-going court case over Texas’ new voter ID law.
Thursday, April 30, 2015 | news
5th Circuit Hears Texas Voter ID Law Dispute Natasha Korgaonkar, Assistant Counsel for the NAACP, said in an interview following the hearing that while Texas calls its state-issued voter registration cards “free,” actually they are not free at all. She said that in order to get the cards voters must first have certain identification, such […]
Friday, May 8, 2015 | news
Friday letters: Democracy in action Right to vote “For decades in Texas, the bottom line remains the same: When voters of color are on the brink of exercising increased electoral strength, those in charge have often chosen to prevent these voters’ participation, rather than to respond to these voters’ needs and priorities as citizens. This […]
Thursday, April 30, 2015 | news
PODCAST: 5th Circuit to Hear Texas Voter ID Case Houston’s Morning News with Matt Patrick welcomes Natasha Korgaonkar with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, to discuss the latest details about Texas Voter ID. Listen in for details.
Saturday, June 6, 2015 | news
Clinton Rips GOP On Voting Rights While Calling For Universal Voter Registration “The choice of location was really apt,” said Natasha Korgaonkar, [Assistant Counsel] at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund who is involved in the lawsuit against Texas’ voter ID law. “It’s really important that issues of voting rights and expanding the right to vote […]
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | news
Natasha Korgaonkar briefly identifies how Photo ID law would prevent many from casting their votes.
Thursday, March 21, 2024 | staff
Natalie Thigpen joined LDF in December 2023 as the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. As an accomplished communications and marketing professional with 20+ years of experience, Natalie has a deep understanding of how critical it is to continuously deploy and evolve best-in-class programs and tactics to drive the success of an organization. In previous roles […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | board-of-directors
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | case-issue
Case: Political Participation Nairne v. Landry* Fighting for fair state legislative maps and representation in Louisiana. Filed: March 2022Decision Issued: Aug. 14, 2025 *Formerly known as Nairne v. Ardoin. What’s at stake? Filed in March 2022, Nairne v. Landry challenged Louisiana’s House and Senate legislative maps that severely dilute the voting strength of Black voters. […]
Monday, May 18, 2015 | news
Applications are being accepted for a new, prestigious, competitive law school scholarship, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (“LDF”) announced today. LDF revamped its Earl Warren Scholarship to target law students pursuing a career in racial justice and civil rights and increased the three-year scholarship amount from $9,000 to $30,000. LDF also announced changes […]
