LDF applauds the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights release today of guidance to states, school districts, and schools to help ensure that all students have access to equal educational opportunity through the equitable ...
Last night, Sherrilyn Ifill appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show where she discussed Attorney General Holder’s extraordinary civil rights legacy. “When Attorney General Holder took the helm of the Department of Justice in 2009, he ...
In the Washington Post’s article “School police across the country receive excess military weapons and gear” Janel George explains “This isn’t just about the weapons, it’s also about inserting these weapons in school climates that ...
LDF’s client, Imani Clark, a student at Prarie View A&AM University was featured in this New York Times article about the Texas Photo ID case in which LDF is challenging SB14, the state’s discriminatory ...
Attorney General Eric Holder announced recently that the Department of Justice would be investigating the entire Ferguson police department for civil rights violations. LDF’s Janai Nelson discussed this investigation on the Melissa Harris-Perry show along with ...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is alleging that at least 282 ballots in the state’s June 3 primary election were not counted due to Alabama’s law requiring voters to show ...
A group of alumni of eight prestigious public high schools in New York City issued a statement on Tuesday in support of keeping a test as the sole criterion for entry, inserting themselves in a ...
