Monday, May 13, 2019 | news
Since April 2018, more than two dozen executive and judicial nominees have declined to endorse the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education. This week — one that marks the 65th anniversary of the landmark ruling that struck down legal apartheid in this country — the Senate is poised to confirm three of those judicial nominees to lifetime […]
Friday, May 17, 2019 | news
May 17 marks the 65th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, most famously known for its role in declaring segregated education unconstitutional. It is widely recognized as one of the most consequential decisions of the modern Supreme Court. But Brown is less recognized today for its role in transforming the American […]
Thursday, November 16, 2017 | news
Watch LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill join Ari Melber to discuss the staggering lack of diversity and proper qualifications among President Trump’s nominees for the federal judiciary.
Saturday, January 6, 2018 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joined MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid to discuss why LDF sued Trump’s Voter Suppression Commission, and why the fight isn’t over even though the Commission has been disbanded.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 | news
By: The Tom Joyner Morning Show Source: The Tom Joyner Morning Show Jacque Reid talks to Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund about Donald Trump appointing Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court.
Thursday, May 16, 2019 | news
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and how important it is for judicial nominees to say that the case was correctly decided.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | news
By: Joe Madison Show Source: Sirius XM LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joined the Joe Madison Show to discuss her role in the implicit bias training taking place at Starbucks after two black men were arrested in Philadelphia.
Sunday, June 17, 2018 | news
By: Preet Bharara Source: Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill talks with Preet Bharara about the rise of artificial intelligence in policing, how both companies and law enforcement can confront issues of racial bias, and the attack on voting rights in America.
Friday, October 5, 2018 | news
LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill discusses Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote on MSNBC’s All in with Chris Hayes
Thursday, September 27, 2018 | news
LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joins Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in with Chris to discuss Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing surrounding recent sexual allegations.
