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Senate Confirms Jacqueline A. Berrien As Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision

The Senate confirmed by Jacqueline A. Berrien, the former Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), as Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC) by unanimous consent on December 22, 2010.  Berrien was nominated for the position by President Obama on July 16, 2009.  Due to the Senate inaction on her […]

Senate Committee Votes in Favor of Betsy DeVos Despite Lack of Experience to Lead DOE

Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted along party lines, 12-11, to report the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education to the Senate floor despite the fact that she is woefully unqualified to lead the Department of Education. The full Senate should reject this confirmation. Ms. DeVos’ confirmation hearing […]

Selma’s Power: An Emblem of Hope at a Critical Time for Voting Rights

Selma’s Power: An Emblem of Hope at a Critical Time for Voting Rights By Ella Wiley Former Senior Communications Associate Each year, thousands of voting rights leaders, activists, and allies gather in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the march that played an essential role in the passage of 1965’s Voting Rights Act (VRA). 2023 marks the […]

Selma: Defending Democracy in the 50th Anniversary Year of the Voting Rights Act

SELMA: 53rd Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Selma to Montgomery March Profiles of LDF Co-counsel Charles Stephen Ralston, Fred D. Gray and Solomon Seay, Jr.

Charles Stephen Ralston  Steve Ralston was born in San Francisco, California, in 1937. He attended public schools there, and received his B.A. in 1959 and J.D. in 1962 from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law). After serving in the United States Army Reserves, he spent a year at Columbia School of […]

Seidner v. de Vries : Qualified Immunity

Seidner v. de Vries  Challenging Qualified Immunity On February 25, 2019, Preston Seidner was riding his bicycle home shortly after midnight. He was within a block of his home when he rode past Officer Jonathan de Vries, a police officer with the Mesa Police Department. Officer de Vries activated his overhead lights, intending to cite Mr. […]

See photos of LDF lawyers and clients at oral argument day outside the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder

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Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos: What You Need to Know

   On November 23, 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Betsy DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and education advocate from Michigan, will be his nominee for Secretary of Education.             The Department of Education’s mission “is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.”[1] Policies that improve […]

Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos: What You Need to Know

On November 23, 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Betsy DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and education advocate from Michigan, will be his nominee for Secretary of Education. The Department of Education’s mission “is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.”[1] Policies that improve all students’ […]