Thursday, June 27, 2013 | news
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court declared Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, a crucial aspect of the landmark civil rights law, unconstitutional. In The Root, LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill critiques the Court’s decision to knock down the most important protection that Black voters and other voters of color have to combat discrimination at the polls […]
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | news
LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill discusses Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and the upcoming confirmation process with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 | news
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), testified at the House Judiciary Committee’s Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability. Ms. Ifill made recommendations for strengthening provisions of the recently-introduced Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (“the Act”), and urged Congress to use its […]
Thursday, June 11, 2020 | news
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), testified at the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections’ hearing titled, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Voting Rights and Election Administration: Ensuring Safe and Fair Elections.” Ms. Ifill made several recommendations for ensuring that Americans’ access to the […]
Friday, June 28, 2013 | news
In response to the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision striking a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill calls on American citizens and the congress to restore the “crown jewel” of the civil rights movement. Writing in Politico, Ms. Ifill highlights the damage the Court’s decision has done to our […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 | news
Today, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration as part of its hearing, “The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform.” In her remarks to the Committee, Nelson said: “I come before you today to sound a piercing alarm … Voters of […]
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | news
Today, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson testified before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security in response to the ongoing crisis of extremist attacks on Black institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In her remarks to the Committee, Nelson noted: “The bombs threats made […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | news
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director Counsel Janai Nelson testified before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Rules and Administration about barriers facing Black voters and the dangerous attacks on voting rights and democracy ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. As stated in her testimony, Ms. Nelson said: “Black Americans are heading into November with […]
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | news
This morning, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson testified before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ hearing “Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking.” Nelson’s written testimony highlights how financial institutions have discriminated against Black people and other people of color for decades and that […]
Monday, June 24, 2013 | news
LDF President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill appeared on the Andrea Mitchell Report on MSNBC to explain the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas and to talk about the still-to-be-decided case of Shelby County, Alabama. As Ifill explained, in Fisher the Court reaffirmed the principle of diversity it articulated in Grutter v. University of Michigan ten years ago. In Fisher, the majority held that universities can […]
