Monday, July 8, 2013 | news
Ryan Haygood, LDF Director of the Political Participation Group, talks with Tavis Smley about the implications of four recent Supreme Courts rulings regarding diversity in college admissions, The Voting Rights Act and same six marriage. Listen to the conversation here.
Thursday, July 7, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is disappointed with the Census Bureau’s plan to continue to count upwards of 2 million incarcerated people, including a disproportionate number of Black and Latino persons, in the wrong location on Census Day. The U.S. Census Bureau has released its proposal on implementing its Residence Criteria […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | news
LDF Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill called on school districts today to reject harsh practices in schools that push children who pose disciplinary problems into the criminal justice system. Recently LDF filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Education challenging the practices of the Bryan Independent School District in Texas, where […]
Monday, March 11, 2013 | news
LDF Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill was named by the American Constitution Society of as one 13 Top Women of Color to Watch in 2013. The list recognized that “women of color are leading progressive movements nationwide.” Noting Ifill’s work as “a lawyer and civil rights advocate for more than 20 years”, the ACS notes that “Ifill […]
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 | news
Today LDF Director Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill appeared with Roland Martin and Tom Joyner on the syndicated radio program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS). The show reaches an estimated 8 million listeners. Ifill encouraged listeners to follow LDF’s “Call to Action,” and to 1) report voting changes to the LDF; 2) contact their congresspersons and demand a […]
Thursday, February 28, 2013 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s Director-Counsel, appears on PBS NewsHour with host Judy Woodruff, and explains that Section 5, the “preclearance” section and heart of the Voting Rights Act, remains vital today. Section 5 protects the rights of voters of color who live in places with the worst and most persistent history of voting discrimination. While this nation has made substantial progress – largely because […]
Thursday, February 28, 2013 | news
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell interviewed Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill outside the Supreme Court today after oral argument in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder. LDF Special Counsel Debo Adegbile argued on behalf of civil rights intervenor black voters from Shelby County. Ifill, who viewed the argument from the courtroom with LDF’s Alabama clients, offered her view of the oral argument in response […]
Friday, March 1, 2013 | news
Just hours after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, LDF Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill debated the ongoing need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act with the Heritage Foundation’s Han van Spakovsky on PBS’ News Hour. The discussion was moderated by PBS host Judy Woodruff. View the debate here.
Friday, February 13, 2015 | news
On February 11th LDF Director of Litigation, Christina Swarns was keynote speaker at the Newark Equal Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Annual Black History Month Celebration, Civil Rights in America. Ms. Swarns discussed the recent movements such as “#ICantBreathe,” “#HandsUpDontShoot,” and “#BlackLivesMatter,” arguing that they effectively capture the historical struggle for racial justice. “As frightening and terrifying […]
Monday, August 16, 2021 | news
Today, Sam Spital, Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties to ring the alarm on the current state of voting rights and urged Congress to enact legislation to prevent further attacks on the right to vote and protect our democracy. In his written testimony, Spital flagged concerning observations from LDF’s virtual poll monitoring of […]
