Monday, August 12, 2019 | news
It is an ugly time in America. The recent horrific acts of domestic terrorism have many Americans rethinking going to the local shopping center, the county fair, or out to dinner, lest we be shot and killed in a hail of gunfire, as was the fate of the 22 people killed in a Wal-Mart in El Paso […]
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | news
As most Americans celebrated with their families over the Thanksgiving holiday, they likely missed the three-year anniversary of Tamir Rice’s senseless killing at the hands of police for playing with a toy gun in Cleveland, Ohio. Each time the anniversary passes, I can’t help but think of my own son, who was 11 and as […]
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | news
Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson joins Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss Judge Kavanaugh’s upcoming confirmation vote.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 | news
Democracy costs. To be sustained, it requires time, deliberation and constant vigilance. These costs are high enough. But some states are manufacturing additional costs to undermine our democracy. Texas’ dogged defense of its racially discriminatory voter ID law is a prime example. For the fourth time in three years, a federal court has declared Texas’s […]
Friday, February 28, 2020 | news
Source: Essence “These challenges and victories of the past decade — and the broader history of the struggle for racial justice in America — illustrate that we must hold fast to the belief that justice is achievable, even when the odds seem impossible and norms are pressure-tested. In those instances, it is especially necessary to […]
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | news
How’s this for an axiom that is especially self-evident: An elected official should not oversee an election in which he is a candidate. Tell that to Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, who is also the Georgia secretary of state and whose major responsibility is overseeing Georgia’s elections, including maintaining voter registration lists and certifying election results. […]
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | news
With Election Day just a week away, elected officials should be urging Americans to get out and vote and paving the way for them to exercise this fundamental right. Instead, far too many have done just the opposite, erecting barriers to the ballot and intimidating voters. If you want to understand the threats facing equal […]
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 | news
By: Jami Floyd Source: WNYC Listen as LDF Associate Director Counsel Janai Nelson joins Jami Floyd on WNYC to discuss Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, and how his replacement on the Supreme Court can shape the integrity of our justice system and the rule of law for years to come.
Sunday, July 15, 2018 | news
LDF’s Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson joined Joy Reid on AM Joy with Matthew Miller, a former Director of the Office of Public Affairs at the Department of Justice, to talk about Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | news
Watch LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson join David Gura on MSNBC to discuss Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, and how his replacement may endanger core civil rights issues.
