Sherrilyn Ifill insists that this is the time to play offense, not defense. Ifill, the new president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, said that organizations working to protect and expand the rights ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, in Shelby County v. Holder. The case involves a challenge by Shelby County, Alabama, to the Section ...
President Obama’s gun-control recommendations have created a lobbying free-for-all on Capitol Hill. Groups not typically associated with the debate over gun rights have taken a strong interest in the proposals that the White House put ...
As the National Rifle Association pushes for armed guards in every school, “Democracy Now!” hosted an on-air debate over what type of security measures should be taken in schools to prevent future tragedies. Featured guests included Sean ...
Sherrilyn Ifill was named the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Education Fund back in November. Today she joined Roland Martin on the TJMS to discuss the importance of the organization and outline some initiatives ...
The presence of Thurgood Marshall is almost palpable as Sherrilyn Ifill surveys the stately wood paneling, the brown leather chairs in this classroom at the University of Maryland law school. Ifill has been a law ...
Groups not typically associated with the debate over gun rights have taken a strong interest in the proposals that the White House put forward. Civil rights activists, mayors, psychiatrists, scientists and teachers are among those ...
