In NYT Article, Ifill Highlights Dark Symbolism of the Confederate Flag

A Test of Free Speech and Bias, Served on a Plate From Texas Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said the Confederate flag has only one fundamental meaning. “It’s a ...

New York’s Anti-Defamation League Features Janai Nelson as Panelist at 21st Annual Edward Brodsky Legal Conference

The Lawyers Division of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) New York Region held its 21st annual Edward Brodsky Legal Conference, on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Times Center in New York City. Each year, the Edward Brodsky ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Weighs in on NC Senators’ Stance on Loretta Lynch’s AG Nomination

NC senators reject effort to get them to support Lynch for AG Speaking in the same call with Butterfield, Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said Lynch’s nomination ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Remarks on Loretta Lynch’s Attorney General Vote Delay

The remarks from black legislators came during a conference call with several African-American leaders, including Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Paulette Walker, national president of Delta Sigma Theta ...

Leah Aden Speaks on the Continuing Fight for the Heart of the Voting Rights Act

50 Years After Selma, African Americans In Alabama Say: ‘Hell No, We’re Not Going Back’ ..Leah Aden with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which represented the Shelby County plaintiffs, told ThinkProgress she and other civil rights lawyers ...

Deuel Ross Details Voting Difficulty in Alabama

LDF Fried Frank Fellow Deuel Ross speaks with Southern California Public Radio on votings barriers in Alabama.  You can hear Ross at the 45:00 mark here.

Janai Nelson Quoted on Ferguson Police Department on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson exposes money raised by excessive policing in Ferguson, Missouri on The Daily Show. Watch the video here.  Nelson appears at the 5:10 mark.

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