A new LDF report, Ferguson in Focus, looks at Ferguson through the lenses of educational inequality, political disenfranchisement, economic inequality, and the criminal justice system. Ferguson, Missouri has emerged as the site of the most ...
In a momentous ruling yesterday, federal district court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos struck down as racially discriminatory Texas’s photo ID law, Senate Bill 14 (SB 14). Judge Ramos found that SB 14 violates the federal Voting ...
Decision Comes As United Nations Delegates Announce Investigation into Human Rights Violations DETROIT, MI— Today, the ACLU of Michigan and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., a separate entity from the NAACP, expressed deep ...
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that he will be stepping down from his position in which he served exceptionally. “When the history of his tenure is written, Eric Holder will ultimately be recognized as ...
New York Times: “Eric Holder Resigns, Setting Up Fight Over Successor” Sherrilyn A. Ifill, the president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., said of Mr. Holder, “In the field of civil rights, ...
(NEW YORK) The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. today lauded the stellar leadership of departing Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced his resignation this morning. LDF also emphasized the need for continued vigilance ...
Media outlets around the country are taking note of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and LDF report, Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity, which outlines what are sometimes insurmountable barriers ...
