LDF Senior Counsel Leah Aden on Texas Voter ID Law in Texas Tribune

Five years ago, Texas passed one of the strictest Voter ID laws in the country. The legal fight began immediately and has continued through this day, with critics of the law getting some assistance from ...

LDF Statement on Charges in Police Shooting Death of Philando Castile

Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), issued the following statement regarding charges brought against the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last July: “We are ...

With Big Data Comes Big Responsibility: Facebook Announces Changes to “Ethnic Affinity” Ad Targeting

Deputy Director of Litigation Coty Montag and Harvard Public Interest Fellow Elizabeth Reese wrote a piece discussing Facebook’s actions to implement policies to deter discriminatory ethnic affinity advertisements. They note: “Regrettably, there has always been ...

LDF Mourns Passing of Trailblazing Journalist Gwen Ifill

Service information: A wake for Gwen Ifill takes place on Friday, November 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 19 at 11 a.m., with a reception to ...

Joint Statement of Seven Civil Rights Leaders: Vow to Oppose Threats to Racial Justice Under Trump

NEW YORK (November 14, 2016) —  Seven leading civil rights organizations today issued the following statement in response to the 2016 Presidential and Congressional election: “As civil rights leaders working for racial justice and economic ...

Joint Statement of Seven Civil Rights Leaders: Vow to Oppose Threats to Racial Justice Under Trump

Source: Civil Rights Leaders Vow to Oppose Threats to Racial Justice Under Trump

NEW YORK (November 14, 2016) —  Seven leading civil rights organizations today issued the following statement in response to the 2016 Presidential and Congressional election: “As civil rights leaders working for racial justice and economic ...

Video: Powerful Words from Sherrilyn Ifill on What Comes Next

In the wake of the results of the 2016 presidential election, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), recorded a powerful message. Read the excerpt and be sure ...

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