As the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Sherrilyn Ifill talks to Andrea Mitchell on the importance of civil rights, which is the real democracy-maintenance work. She also discusses the urgent necessity ...
On Joy Reid’s MSNBC show, Sherrilyn Ifill talks about the myth of voter fraud and the devastating effects of voter suppression on people of color throughout the country, especially in the south. Voter fraud is ...
Yesterday, on Warren Olney’s public radio program “To The Point”, Vincent Southerland talked about the devastating effects of mass incarceration on African-American communities, families, and lives. He highlighted recent efforts by President Obama and Attorney ...
LDF recently sent a letter to local officials in Cuyahoga County, Ohio urging them to implement a temporary moratorium on tax lien sales until after an investigation can be done and reforms made to the system. ...
On Tuesday, Monique Lin-Luse, Special Counsel in the Education Group talked with NY1 about the dismal admissions figures released from New York City’s Specialized High Schools. The statistics — 7 black students admitted to Stuyvesant ...
In an op-ed published at The Root, Sherrilyn Ifill highlighted the pattern of opposition to civil rights nominees, particularly LDF alums Bill Lann Lee, Lani Guinier, and Deval Patrick. Last week, the Senate failed to ...
This morning, Ryan Haygood appeared on Democracy Now! in support of our colleague Debo Adegbile. As one of the preeminent civil rights lawyers of his generation, Mr. Adegbile has committed most of his life’s work to advancing ...
