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LDF’s Sam Spital in Rewire Op-Ed: Trump Wants to Change Who Is a Citizen. The Constitution Doesn’t Let Him, and Neither Can We.

In an interview published on Tuesday byAxios, President Donald Trump said he was preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States. That proposal harks back to a time when white supremacy was enshrined by law, and it may be the administration’s most direct assault yet on our democracy. When the U.S. […]

LDF’s Sam Spital in Op-Ed for Salon: There’s Never Been “Many Sides” to American Racial Terror

There’s Never Been “Many Sides” to American Racial Terror President Trump’s assertion that “both sides” are responsible for the racial hatred and violence in Charlottesville is false. The white supremacists that gathered on Saturday proudly flaunted their arsenal of automatic weapons and shields. They relied not only on their weapons, but also on Nazi and Confederate imagery […]

LDF’s Sam Spital in National Law Journal Op-Ed: The US Supreme Court Should Stop the Execution of a Man Sentenced, in Part, Because He’s Black

Keith Tharpe sits on Georgia’s death row, at least in part, because he is black. One of the jurors in Tharpe’s case signed a stunning affidavit in which he asserted that there are two types of Black people—“good black folks” and “ni**ers.” The juror, Bernard Gattie, claimed Tharpe fell into the second category, which influenced […]

LDF’s Sam Spital and Leah Aden in CNN Op-Ed: Voting Can’t Be Use It or Lose It

Suppose that in the last two years, you didn’t show up to vote. Perhaps you couldn’t make it to the polls, despite your best efforts, because it conflicted with your unpredictable work or child care schedule. Or perhaps you decided to abstain from voting in protest because you weren’t pleased with any of the candidates. […]

LDF’s Ryan Haygood Discusses Ramifications of Texas’ Voter ID Law on CNN and MSNBC

Ryan Haygood, Director of the Political Participation Group,  talks to CNN and MSNBC about the negative effects Texas voter ID laws will have on registered minorities abilities to vote in upcoming elections. 

LDF’s Report on the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court

LDF’s Report on the Nomination of Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court

LDF’s Report on the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court

LDF’s Report on the Nomination of John G. Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court

LDF’s Report On The Nomination Of Elena Kagan To The Supreme Court