Monday, April 25, 2016 | news
Felon Disenfranchisement Is Anti-Democratic The laws that prohibit an estimated 5.85 million Americans with felony convictions from voting are one of the last remaining legal barriers to full democratic participation in our nation. Like the antiquated laws that excluded women, people of color and the poor from the ballot box, felon disenfranchisement laws are an […]
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | news
Obama Evokes The ‘Eternal Struggle’ In Selma Today in Selma, Ala., thousands are expected to participate in the symbolic crossing of the Edmund Pettis Bridge, it’s part of a weekend of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday when state troopers attacked civil rights marchers. Yesterday, President Obama joined others in his own commemorative […]
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | board-of-directors
Monday, March 14, 2022 | director-counsels
Janai S. Nelson is President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice and equality. LDF was founded in 1940 by legendary civil rights lawyer and the nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall, and became a separate organization from the NAACP in […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | staff
Janai Nelson is President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice and equality. As the institutional thought-leader, she directs the organization’s programmatic strategy and operations. Throughout her career, she has played a pivotal role in numerous landmark legal cases, shaping the fight for […]
Thursday, March 28, 2013 | news
Mr. Nabrit was a longtime lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund who argued for school integration at the Supreme Court. Read the New York Times retrospective on the life of this civil rights icon. Services for Jim Nabrit will be at the Howard University Law School in the Dumbarton Chapel on Monday […]
Sunday, March 24, 2013 | news
UPDATE: Read Jim Nabrit’s obituary in the New York Times The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. mourns the passing, and celebrates the life of James M. Nabrit, III, a true hero of the legal struggle to ensure civil rights for all Americans. Mr. Nabrit passed away in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2013. […]
Friday, January 29, 2016 | news
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that former Board Member of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), James Cole, Jr., will assume the duties of the Deputy Secretary of Education in the U.S. Department of Education. He will also retain his previous position as General Counsel. Among his many new responsibilities, […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | board-of-directors
Thursday, March 9, 2017 | news
James Cadogan and Melanie Roussell Newman Join LDF in Key Leadership Positions Organization Looks to Expand Communications and Grow Distinctive Thurgood Marshall Institute Brand The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is proud to announce the addition of two new members to its senior management team. “We are thrilled to welcome James Cadogan as the inaugural […]
