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IRS Form 990

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Iowa’s Felon Disfranchisement Law is One of the Worst in Nation, Time to Change, says LDF in Amicus Brief to State Supreme Court

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief urging the Iowa Supreme Court to end felon disfranchisement in the state. The case of Kelli Jo Griffin vs. Paul Pate is about which Iowans get to have a voice in voting. Iowa has one of the most restrictive felon disfranchisement […]

Introducing LDF’s New President and Director-Counsel: Janai Nelson

LDF’s New President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson The NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s (LDF) Board of Directors named Janai S. Nelson as the organization’s eighth President and Director-Counsel effective March 15, 2022. Ms. Nelson previously worked alongside former President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill for nearly eight years as Associate Director-Counsel. Ms. Ifill stepped down from […]

Interview with LDF’s Leah Aden in Splinter News: What’s at Stake in SCOTUS Voting Rights Case

The case—Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute—is before the Supreme Court, which is poised to hear oral arguments on Wednesday morning. The legal challenge touches a lot of things—the National Voting Registration Act, the intent of voting laws packaged in neutral language, the threat of massive voter purges, a national context in which black voters […]

Internet Helps Individuals Get Involved with Redistricting

As 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. Clarke said the fund launched a new website to provide individuals with an overview of how redistricting works and explain […]

In Win for Black Voters, Supreme Court Rejects Alabama’s Appeal in Milligan and Reaffirms State Must Draw Second Opportunity District

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alabama’s attempt to defy its orders to draw a fair congressional map and has allowed a three-judge panel’s latest decision to stand. Earlier this month, the lower court had rejected the legislature’s new 2023 map because it defied previous orders — and the Supreme Court’s decision […]