NAACP Legal Defense Fund is Appalled at Mayor Bloomberg’s Comment that People Should be “Fingerprinted” Before Entering NYC Public Housing Residences

His remarks reflect the City’s entrenched policies and practices of treating public housing residents like prisoners in their own homes In this morning’s John Gambling radio show, Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized Davis v. City of ...

Landmark Ruling Declares NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Tactics Violate Rights

Today, United States District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin issued a groundbreaking  decision declaring that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) implements its  controversial stop-and-frisk policy in an unconstitutional manner and violates the rights ...

50th Anniversay of March on Washington

On August 24th, LDF will join Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom!   Why should you come?   –         Help honor Trayvon ...

Ifill in The Root: Where Voting Rights Are Under Attack

Source: The Root

Southern states are moving quickly to change laws that will adversely affect minority voters. On The Root, Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel, discusses the aftermath of the SCOTUS decision on the Voting Rights Act, specifically how ...

Vincent Southerland on Current TV: “What’s Next For George Zimmerman?

Source: What’s next for George Zimmerman?

Cenk talks to NAACP Legal Defense Fund senior Counsel Vincent Southerland and Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher about reactions to the George Zimmerman verdict and what happens next. “Clearly this case calls out and cries out for ...

Christina Swarns on PBS NewsHour: Was Justice Served in Murder Acquittal of George Zimmerman?

Source: Was Justice Served in Murder Acquittal of George Zimmerman?

The George Zimmerman verdict has provoked passionate debate about legal justice and race in the U.S. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Christina Swarns of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

LDF Assistant Counsel Rachel Kleinman On Impact of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Fisher v. UT Austin

Source: Orlando Sentinel

LDF Assistant Counsel Rachel Kleinman spoke to the Orlando Sentinel about the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Fisher v. UT Austin, which endorsed the benefits of student-body diversity in colleges and universities and allowed ...

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