Friday, October 5, 2012 | news
My daughter Gabriela was yelling again. “All that stupid test shows is how good someone is at taking a test,” she said. This was after I asked her to spend more time on the Kaplan test prep book on our dinner table — the one that’s supposed to help eighth-graders like her prepare for next […]
Monday, October 1, 2012 | news
On September 30, Acting Director of Litigation at LDF Elise Boddie, discussed on MSNBC’s “Up with Chris Hayes” the future of affirmative action and the Supreme Court in the upcoming Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Eleventh Circuit Reverses District Court Decision, Preventing Gardendale Secession from Alabama School District The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied Gardendale, Alabama’s motion to separate itself from the Jefferson County public school system today, in the appeal of an April 2017 ruling that the NAACP Legal Defense and […]
Thursday, March 16, 2023 | news
In an important victory for professors, other educators, and students across Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals left in place a preliminary injunction blocking Florida’s HB 7 — also known as the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act (Stop W.O.K.E. Act) — from being enforced in institutions of higher education, pending appeal. […]
Friday, November 1, 2019 | page
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
Originally enacted in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Elementary and Second Education Act (ESEA) emphasizes equal access to education for all students and is the most expansive federal education legislation in history. The ESEA has been reauthorized numerous times, most recently in 2002 as the No Child Left Behind Act. In 2010, President […]
Monday, October 24, 2022 | page
Elections 2022 Elections in Louisiana 2022: How to Understand When and Where to Vote By Victoria Wenger Attorney for the Prepared to Vote and Voting Rights Defender Project This fall, Louisiana voters will cast ballots for a range of federal, state, and local positions — in addition to important state constitutional amendments. While many other […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | board-of-directors
Friday, August 5, 2011 | news
The American Bar Association has announced that Elaine R. Jones, former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), will receive the organization’s 2011 Thurgood Marshall Award Saturday. The Award, honoring the late Supreme Court Justice and LDF founder, will be given during a gala dinner of the association’s annual conference […]
Thursday, September 27, 2012 | news
LDF is pleased to announce that its former President and Director-Counsel, Elaine R. Jones, received the Trailblazer Award from the Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF) on September 22, 2012 at its Gala Dinner in Chicago, Illinois. JBTF is composed primarily of judges and lawyers who develop educational programs designed to interest students of color in […]
