Monday, October 20, 2014 | news
Watch Natasha Korgaonkar discuss the Supreme Court’s disappointing decision to allow an intentionally discriminatory Voter ID law to stay in place for the upcoming election. The good news is that the substance of our district court win has been left untouched. This is not the end — we will keep fighting against voter discrimination!
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 | news
On Andrea Mitchell Reports, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the National Urban League’s Marc Morial talked with Chris Matthews (who filled in for Andrea Mitchell) about the makeup of the grand jury and the partiality of head prosecutor in the trial of the police officer who killed unarmed teenager Michael […]
Monday, August 18, 2014 | news
“What, since Sunday, has been done to give the community confidence that justice will be done?” Ifill asked on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd” the morning of August 18th. “The unrest you see here is the frustration in the absence of leadership, the absence of accountability,” Ifill said. “Those leaders need to come […]
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 | news
Court rulings in Texas and Wisconsin are giving opponents of strict voter ID laws a chance to celebrate. Joy Reid looks at the impact of recent voter ID decisions around the country with Ryan P. Haygood. In a momentous ruling, federal district court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos struck down as racially discriminatory Texas’s photo ID law, […]
Sunday, January 17, 2016 | news
The enduring image of Dr. King for most Americans is of the great leader standing before a microphone and speaking soul-shaking, transformational words of truth. His speeches—whether “Give Us the Ballot” or “I Have a Dream”—powerfully examine the state of American democracy and call this nation to its highest self. His “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” is among the most […]
Monday, January 20, 2020 | news
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell to discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., today’s rally against gun control in Virginia, and President Trump’s response.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 | page
On Democracy’s Front Lines Louisiana Voting Rights Defenders in Action By Ella Wiley Senior Communications Associate “In my opinion, election protection is the most sacred project that the Legal Defense Fund’s voting team works on throughout the year. Out of all the extraordinary work we lead, there is nothing more important or impactful than directly […]
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 | case-update
Today the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve diversity and opportunity in America’s colleges and universities. A wide range of over 70 amici briefs were filed supporting diversity in Fisher. These included the United States, student organizations, 444 […]
Thursday, December 4, 2014 | news
LDF Director of Litigation Christina Swarns and chief legal officer of the City of New York Zachary Carter discuss the next steps on the road to justice for Eric Garner’s family on Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | news
Demonstrations Held in Response to South Carolina Shooting Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund discusses the video that captured the shooting death of an unarmed black man in South Carolina, and whether the officer who fired the gun would have been charged if the video hadn’t surfaced.
