Christina Swarns, Director of LDF’s Criminal Justice Practice and Interim Director of Litigation, writes in the New York Times about why the pursuit of justice requires a federal investigation into the killing of Trayvon Martin. Recounting the history ...
Listen to LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill discuss the Zimmerman trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin. The conversation concerns racial profiling and the need for Americans to grapple seriously with issues of race.
Sherrilyn Ifill, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, tell MSNBC’s Craig Melvin why the NAACP is encouraging the Department of Justice to investigate ...
LDF Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill was backstage at the Melissa Harris-Perry Show which was broadcast live from the Essence Festival in New Orleans this weekend. While waiting for her appearance on the show, Ifill was interviewed by Brentin ...
ABC News takes a look at the percentage breakdown of the population in support of, and critical of, recent Supreme Court rulings on the Voting Right Act and in same-sex marriage. The research reveals continued ...
Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director Counsel of the NAACP LDF, appeared on Melissa Harris-Perry’s show on MSNBC to discuss the current fight for voting rights, particularly following the Supreme Court ruling on the VRA in ...
Ryan Haygood, LDF Director of the Political Participation Group, talks with Tavis Smley about the implications of four recent Supreme Courts rulings regarding diversity in college admissions, The Voting Rights Act and same six marriage. ...
