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Law.com: Prop 8 Amicus Brief Challenges 99-Year-Old Calif. Initiative Process

An appellate attorney in Oakland, Calif., has filed a brief before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that California’s same-sex marriage ban should be found invalid because the state’s entire ballot initiative process was improperly voted into law 99 years ago. Jon B. Eisenberg, a partner at Eisenberg & Hancock, filed the amicus […]

Law Professor to Head LDF as High Court Could Curb Civil Rights Gains

The new president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund takes over as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering two cases that could curb gains made by the group. University of Maryland law professor Sherrilyn Ifill begins the new job next month, NPR reports. She tells the broadcast network that discrimination persists despite the fact that the nation’s president and […]

Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering Stands: Plaintiffs Drop Challenge

New York, NY – New Yorkers enjoyed a clear victory today, as plaintiffs in the Little v. LATFOR case dropped their challenge of the state law ending prison-based gerrymandering. The law, known as Part XX, was passed in 2010 to increase fairness in redistricting by counting incarcerated people as residents of their home districts. The […]

Lauren Treanor

“ As LDF’s Direct Marketing Manager, Lauren uses her experience in advocacy, fundraising, and direct communications to cultivate and grow the organization’s community of donors across email, SMS, digital advertising, direct mail, and workplace giving channels. Prior to joining LDF, Lauren worked as a Digital Fundraising Associate at SKDK, a strategic communications consulting firm, where […]

Lauren O’Neil

Lauren joins LDF’s Washington DC Office as a Thurgood Marshall Institute Research and Operations Associate. She recently graduated from The University of Virginia with a degree in Political Philosophy, Policy and Law and a minor in Sociology. While at UVA, her studies focused on the intersection social policy, criminal-legal systems, and political participation. Lauren held […]

Lauren A. Johnson

Lauren A. Johnson serves as Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). Prior to joining LDF, Lauren served as senior legal counsel at The Justice Collaborative (TJC), where she worked to address systemic injustice in local criminal legal systems across the country through community-focused campaign advocacy and policy development. Lauren’s work […]

Laura Fino

LatinoJustice and MALDEF Join LDF and The Ordinary People Society in Lawsuit Challenging EIC

Read a PDF of our statement here.  LatinoJustice and MALDEF Join LDF and The Ordinary People Society in Lawsuit Challenging the President’s Election Integrity Commission Yesterday, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) in challenging the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election […]

Latest Admissions Data Re-Ignites Debate Over Access to Opportunity In NYC’s Specialized High Schools

The results for the latest round of admissions to New York’s eight Specialized High Schools have been released, and the news is not good for Black and Latino students.  This year’s admission numbers represent the continuation of a trend of unfairness and acute racial disparities in admissions that has been going on for years.  Despite the City’s […]

Landmark: Smith v. Allwright

Smith v. Allwright: Challenging All White Primary Elections In Smith v. Allwright, Thurgood Marshall rose in front of the United States Supreme Court to argue that Texas’s Democratic primary system allowed whites to structurally dominate the politics of the one-party South. Specifically, the case presented the question of whether the Texas Democratic Party’s policy of […]