Wednesday, August 3, 2022 | news
Today, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration as part of its hearing, “The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform.” In her remarks to the Committee, Nelson said: “I come before you today to sound a piercing alarm … Voters of […]
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | news
Today, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson testified before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security in response to the ongoing crisis of extremist attacks on Black institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In her remarks to the Committee, Nelson noted: “The bombs threats made […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | news
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director Counsel Janai Nelson testified before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Rules and Administration about barriers facing Black voters and the dangerous attacks on voting rights and democracy ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. As stated in her testimony, Ms. Nelson said: “Black Americans are heading into November with […]
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | news
This morning, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson testified before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ hearing “Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking.” Nelson’s written testimony highlights how financial institutions have discriminated against Black people and other people of color for decades and that […]
Monday, June 24, 2013 | news
LDF President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill appeared on the Andrea Mitchell Report on MSNBC to explain the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas and to talk about the still-to-be-decided case of Shelby County, Alabama. As Ifill explained, in Fisher the Court reaffirmed the principle of diversity it articulated in Grutter v. University of Michigan ten years ago. In Fisher, the majority held that universities can […]
Thursday, March 7, 2013 | news
On the weekend marking the 48th commemoration of Bloody Sunday, NAACP LDF President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill appears on local Alabama television stations and reminds the nation of the continuing need for the Voting Rights Act. View Ms. Ifill’s appearance here. Fewer than fifty years ago, hundreds of citizens were brutally attacked as they attempted one […]
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 | case-update
Yesterday, Joshua Civin, Associate Counsel for LDF’s Education Practice, presented argument before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of LDF and its client, the Black Students Alliance at the University of Texas at Austin.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | case-update
Today, LDF presented oral argument before the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. LDF argued in defense of the continued need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, a core provision, due to ongoing and persistent discrimination in voting.
Monday, September 22, 2014 | case-update
Update: Read Ryan Haygood’s powerful closing argument. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Lawyers from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and its co-counsel law firm Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) will present closing arguments today in a closely watched voting rights case with national implications. United States v. Texas alleges that Texas Senate Bill […]
Monday, September 22, 2014 | news
Update: Read Ryan Haygood’s powerful closing argument. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Lawyers from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and its co-counsel law firm Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) will present closing arguments today in a closely watched voting rights case with national implications. United States v. Texas alleges […]
