Friday, February 22, 2013 | news
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, Ryan Haygood, Director of LDF’s Political Participation Group, appeared on “Hardball with Chris Matthews”, along with Julie Fernandes, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice and current Senior Policy Analyst at the Open Society Foundations. Mr. Haygood engaged in a thoughtful discussion about the […]
Monday, July 1, 2013 | news
Natasha M. Korgaonkar, NAACP LDF Assistant Counsel, discusses in an op ed the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, which struck a key provision of Voting Rights Act. Ms. Korgaonkar explains that the heart of the Voting Rights Act remains relevant, and necessary, to our democracy today.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 | news
Ryan Haygood, LDF’s Director of the Political Participation Group, discusses oral argument in the Supreme Court in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, on Politics Nation with Rev. Al Sharpton. Mr. Haygood explains that the Supreme Court has recognized the constitutionality of Congress’s decision, made after an extensive legislative review, to reauthorize Section 5 of the VRA […]
Friday, June 14, 2013 | news
Director of LDF’s Economic Justice Group, ReNika Moore, appears on HuffPost Live with the EEOC’s top lawyer and a community activist discussing how employer’s use background checks can unfairly and unlawfully keep African American jobseekers out of work.
Monday, May 13, 2013 | news
On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Christina Swarns, Director of LDF’s Criminal Justice Project, appeared on MSNBC’s, “Up with Steve Kornacki” to discuss the death penalty, whether or not it is a deterrent, and the extent to which American views on capital punishment have shifted. In this context, Ms. Swarns also discussed the role of race […]
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | news
Don’t let Sandy become another Katrina: Opinion The first allocations of the $50.5 billion in federal Hurricane Sandy relief aid, approved late last month, are headed the Northeast’s way. The announcements were welcome news to people still struggling in Sandy’s aftermath, but if policymakers aren’t careful, they could bungle relief efforts in ways we haven’t […]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 | news
LDF attorney Damon Hewitt discussed LDF’s latest advocacy efforts to dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline live on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show with correspondent Roland Martin. The discussion highlighted LDF’s recent advocacy efforts, including an historic consent decree on school discipline issues in the long-standing Barnhardt v. Meridian Municipal Separate School District school […]
Monday, March 25, 2013 | news
NAACP LDF Assistant Counsel Natasha Korgaonkar recently appeared on “Here and Now with Sandra Bookman” to discuss the current challenge to the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. With LDF defending the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act on behalf of six African-American voters, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in […]
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) launched a new voting rights microsite that serves as an online hub for LDF’s multiple streams of voting rights work. This work is especially important this year, as COVID-19 has led to various changes in state elections rules. The microsite features LDF’s two voter education […]
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced Black Voters on the Rise – an interdisciplinary initiative that works to defend and advance the rights of Black voters and the promise of a free and fair democracy throughout the full life cycle of the democratic process. The launch comes as the country recognizes the anniversary of […]
