House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said this morning that it is “not necessary” to fix the Voting Rights Act. But, the unfair burdens placed on African-American and other voters since the Supreme Court’s ...
Washington, D.C. — A coalition of organizations in support of protecting fair housing in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., the housing discrimination case being argued before the ...
On January 13, 2015, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), testified before the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing during a public meeting held at the ...
The media respond to the preliminary settlement agreement reached to end the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) improper and unlawful enforcement of criminal trespass laws in public housing. This settlement will resolve Davis et al. v. ...
Washington – Today, nearly 20 civil rights groups and education advocates released shared civil rights principles for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In the principles, the groups highlight the important ...
Today commemorates the one-year anniversary of the issuance of historic Joint Guidance on School Discipline by the Departments of Education and Justice (see Secretary Duncan’s Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline). ...
Nearly 30,000 New York City middle school students will have the opportunity to see the Golden Globe-nominated film SELMA free of charge, starting this Thursday January 8th thru Monday, January 19th –Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
