Thursday, January 11, 2018 | news
The case—Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute—is before the Supreme Court, which is poised to hear oral arguments on Wednesday morning. The legal challenge touches a lot of things—the National Voting Registration Act, the intent of voting laws packaged in neutral language, the threat of massive voter purges, a national context in which black voters […]
Saturday, October 23, 2010 | news
As MALDEF focuses on Latino representation in the Southwest, the NAACP LDF continues to represent African American voters, mostly in the South, where some states must submit their plans to the Justice Department for review. Clarke said the fund launched a new website to provide individuals with an overview of how redistricting works and explain […]
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | fellow-intern
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is the country’s first and foremost civil and human rights law organization. Founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, who subsequently became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, LDF was launched at a time when the nation’s aspirations for equality and due process […]
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | news
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alabama’s attempt to defy its orders to draw a fair congressional map and has allowed a three-judge panel’s latest decision to stand. Earlier this month, the lower court had rejected the legislature’s new 2023 map because it defied previous orders — and the Supreme Court’s decision […]
Monday, December 9, 2013 | news
District prosecutors ran criminal background checks on several potential jurors in a high-profile gang case, raising serious concerns from a judge who questioned why most people they selected were African American….Vincent M. Southerland, senior counsel with the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, called what prosecutors did in the case “troubling.” “If you subject one […]
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 | news
Below is a statement from Sherrilyn A. Ifill, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Fisher v. University of Texas on remand. The Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding of summary judgment. Today, the Fifth Circuit affirmed that Affirmative Action measures taken […]
Thursday, August 13, 2015 | news
In 50 years into the Voting Rights Act, there’s still work to do, LDF attorney Leah Aden discusses LDF’s efforts to use Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and other advocacy tools to challenge felon disfranchisement laws in states like New York and Washington. Aden asserts that felon disfranchisement laws are rooted in post-slavery efforts to make the […]
Monday, September 13, 2021 | ldf-perspectives
In Their Words Women of LDF on Constance Baker Motley’s Enduring Legacy By Sarah Friedmann Director of Original Content and Editor in Chief Through her storied career, Constance Baker Motley left an indelible mark, advancing civil rights in the United States, improving countless lives through her work on desegregation and equity — and breaking numerous […]
Monday, April 25, 2016 | news
A Mix of Hope, Skepticism Greets North Charleston’s Bid for Police Reform …Monique Dixon, [LDF’s] deputy policy director in Washington, said she and other advocates view North Charleston’s move as a direct result of that persistent call. She welcomed it. But in effect, the city will be getting softer scrutiny than it would face in […]
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | news
How to Bring the Supreme Court Back Down to Earth Today’s court includes two former prosecutors (Justices Sotomayor and Samuel A. Alito Jr.) and no former defense lawyers. What difference does that make? In The Washington Post, Radley Balko has argued that the court has a “massive blind spot” when it comes to abuses by […]
