Fisher v Texas: University of Texas Affirmative Action Briefs Support Student Diversity

For Cris Rubio, there wasn’t much suspense about what came after he graduated high school in 2003. Rubio had been second in his class for much of his four years — he eventually finished fourth ...

Supreme Court Is Flooded With Briefs Defending Race-Conscious Admissions

The Obama administration on Monday joined a long list of higher-education associations, civil-rights groups, and other organizations in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold race-conscious admission policies in a case involving the University of Texas at ...

LDF on Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

 “On this anniversary, we recognize that the Voting Rights Act embodies the highest ideals and commitments of our shared democratic values,” said Debo P. Adegbile, LDF’s Acting President and Director-Counsel.  “These values endure as does ...

Lady of the Last Chance: Lawyer Makes Her Mark Getting Convicts off Death Row

In what seems her natural state, Christina Swarns is as sweetly plainspoken and easygoing as a kindergarten teacher, which, decidedly, she is not. Seated across a conference table in a corner-view meeting room on the ...

Natasha Korgaonkar Briefly Addresses Issue With Photo ID Law

Natasha Korgaonkar briefly identifies how Photo ID law would prevent many from casting their votes. 

Natasha Korgaonkar talks to FOX News on Texas’ new voter ID law

NAACP LDF attorney Natasha Korgaonkar calls into Fox News to discuss the  on-going court case over Texas’ new voter ID law.

LDF’s Ryan Haygood Discusses Ramifications of Texas’ Voter ID Law on CNN and MSNBC

Ryan Haygood, Director of the Political Participation Group,  talks to CNN and MSNBC about the negative effects Texas voter ID laws will have on registered minorities abilities to vote in upcoming elections. 

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