Reauthorization of ESEA Must Include Federal Oversight and Accountability, says LDF

(Washington, DC) – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Deputy Secretary John King, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Race and Policing, Freddie Gray and More on Maryland Public Television

On Monday, October 5, 2015, Maryland Public Television invited LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill to discuss race and policing, Freddie Gray and more with a live studio audience. She joined Michael Higginbotham, Law Professor at University ...

LDF Participates in Renaming of Federal Courthouse to Honor Federal Judge as Civil Rights Hero

South Carolina Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) made a remarkable request when he asked that the federal courthouse named for him be changed to that of Judge J. Waites Waring. Judge Waring is remembered for his important ...

LDF Participates in Renaming of Federal Courthouse to Honor Federal Judge as Civil Rights Hero

Source: The Post and Courier

South Carolina Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) made a remarkable request when he asked that the federal courthouse named for him be changed to that of Judge J. Waites Waring. Judge Waring is remembered for his important ...

One Day a Month is Not Enough, Says LDF

October 17 Update:  Alabama Governor Offers Partial Fix for Driver’s License Office Closures After Pressure from Voting Rights Advocates (Washington, DC) – After three weeks of pressure on Alabama Governor Robert Bentley over his announced ...

LDF Statement on Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

Today’s bipartisan introduction of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act is an important first step in the process of enacting federal criminal justice reform, according to Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal ...

LDF Urges Supreme Court to Reaffirm that All People Deserve to Be Counted for Purposes of Political Representation

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the principle that states count every resident when apportioning legislative districts to ensure equal ...

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