Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, an urgently needed measure that would help protect the right to vote. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of ...
Today, Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) voted 3-2 to end prison-based gerrymandering in the state’s legislative redistricting maps. The decision follows sustained advocacy from local residents and organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted comments in support of the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) proposed rule reinstating the discriminatory effects standard, a critical tool in remedying ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent three letters to the South Carolina Association of Counties, South Carolina School Board Association, and Municipal Association of South Carolina regarding redistricting. As the ...
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a much-needed piece of legislation aimed at protecting the right to vote. In response, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Greater Tangipahoa Parish NAACP Branch in sending a letter to the Tangipahoa School District outlining concerns that the current district map used to ...
Today, Sam Spital, Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties to ring the alarm on the current state of voting rights and urged Congress ...
