Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, joined us to talk about the case of 28 year-old Akai Gurley. Listen to the conversation here.
How to Bring the Supreme Court Back Down to Earth Today’s court includes two former prosecutors (Justices Sotomayor and Samuel A. Alito Jr.) and no former defense lawyers. What difference does that make? In The ...
What next for the Supreme Court? Supreme Court experts join Chris Hayes to discuss what happens if the Court does not get a tie-breaking ninth justice for a year or more.
Obama Evokes The ‘Eternal Struggle’ In Selma Today in Selma, Ala., thousands are expected to participate in the symbolic crossing of the Edmund Pettis Bridge, it’s part of a weekend of events commemorating the 50th ...
Shelby County V. Holder: One Year Later It’s been one year since the Supreme Court ruled a key provision in the 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. In Shelby County, Alabama versus Holder the ruling says ...
Should Federal Gov. Intervene In Ferguson? Should the Federal Government step in to ensure justice is served in the Michael Brown case? Janai Nelson, NAACP Legal Defense debates Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board ...
NPR Presents: Voting Rights Or Wrongs? North Carolina’s new voting law has been a hot topic of discussion—and litigation—this election year. The law reduced the number of early voting days, eliminated same-day registration during early ...
