The following is a statement from LDF’s President and Director-Counsel, Sherrilyn Ifill: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., is thrilled by today’s Senate’s vote to confirm Cornelia “Nina” Pillard to the U.S. Court of ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. humbly honors the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, and a leader in the struggle against racial oppression and apartheid. ...
On Tuesday, December 3, Natasha Korgaonkar, assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Political Participation Group, and Sarah Brannon, attorney for co-counsel Project Vote, will present oral argument before a three-judge panel of the Fifth ...
Just last week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied our client’s appeal and Duane Buck is now one step closer to being executed in Texas despite clear racial discrimination at his sentencing hearing. LDF started ...
LDF stands in support of the Senate’s action today to resolve the judicial confirmation crisis that has interfered with the essential functioning of our federal judiciary. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel stated: With one of every ten federal ...
(Houston, TX, Thursday, November 21, 2013) – Today, 27 Evangelical Christian leaders across Texas and the United States are calling on Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson to allow a new, fair sentencing hearing for ...
Filmmaker Charles Nuckolls‘ film about LDF’s work over this past year premiered at our annual National Equal Justice Dinner. In particular, it highlighted our ongoing work to protect all Americans’ right to vote. In the film, ...
