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Nelson Discusses MLK’s Legacy at Apollo Uptown Hall Event

Sunday’s Apollo Uptown Hall event, “Hear Our Voices, Count Our Votes: MLK’s March Continues,” marked King’s legacy and the 50 years since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson was a panelist, along with Dante Barry of Million Hoodies, at the annual event hosted at by Brian Lehrer […]

Nelson Discusses Ferguson’s Free Speech Reverberations on Melissa Harris-Perry

Police Consider Charges Against Brown’s Step-Father St. Louis County police are considering whether to charge Louis Head, the step-father of Michael Brown, with inciting a riot with his comments on the night the grand jury’s decision was announced in the Michael Brown case. Tim Wu, Bryonn Bain, Janai Nelson and Michael Skolnik join to discuss. […]

Nelson Decries Missouri Governor’s Pre-Emptive Declaration of State of Emergency

Janai Nelson, LDF Associate Director-Counsel, states that Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declaring a state of emergency before there is an actual emergency sets a “dangerous precedent”: Missouri Governor’s Pre-Emptive State of Emergency is an Alarming Mistake As America awaits a St. Louis grand jury’s decision on whether to indict a Ferguson police officer in the […]

Nelson Analyzes Supreme Court Argument in Alabama Redistricting Challenge

Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel at LDF, pens an analysis  of two consolidated Alabama election law cases before the Supreme Court, and their potential impact on election laws across the nation. “The Supreme Court typically hears at least one significant election law case each term and the consolidated cases of Alabama Democratic Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Legislative Black […]

NEJAD Video: Vigilance in the Defense of Liberty and Freedom

View LDF’s video, “Vigilance in the Defense of Liberty and Freedom”, presented at our 2012 National Equal Justice Award Dinner held in New York City on November 1, 2012.  

NEJAD 2024: We Are All Brown v. Board

36th National Equal Justice Awards Dinner We Are All Brown Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education May 16, 2024 The Glasshouse New York City The National Equal Justice Awards Dinner, LDF’s signature event, is an opportunity to recognize and honor leaders in law, the arts, business, and philanthropy who have demonstrated […]

Nearly Two Dozen Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump Administration Memo Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms That Bring Suits Against the Federal Government

Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that pursue what the Trump administration deems “unreasonable” or “frivolous” litigation against the federal government.  Today, a group of 22 civil […]

Nearly 20 Civil Rights Groups and Education Advocates Release Principles for ESEA Reauthorization: “The Federal Role Must Be Honored and Maintained”

Washington – Today, nearly 20 civil rights groups and education advocates released shared civil rights principles for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In the principles, the groups highlight the important and historic role the federal government has played during the 50 years since the ESEA was originally passed in promoting […]

Nearly 20 Civil Rights Groups and Education Advocates Release Principles for ESEA Reauthorization: “The Federal Role Must Be Honored and Maintained”

Washington – Today, nearly 20 civil rights groups and education advocates released shared civil rights principles for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In the principles, the groups highlight the important and historic role the federal government has played during the 50 years since the ESEA was originally passed in promoting […]

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