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Disinformation and Threats to Democracy: Research Brief

Thurgood Marshall Institute Brief: Summary Demystifying Racial Disinformation What it Is, Why it Exists, and How it Harms Multi-Racial Democracy By Jahdziah St. Julien TMI Research Associate Read the Full Brief Source: Photo by Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty. Why we compiled this brief In the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections, racial disinformation […]

Director of LDF’s Washington D.C. Office Urges Congress to Make Judicial Nominations Top Priority

In the wake of the mid-term elections, Leslie Proll, LDF Director of the Washington, D.C. office, implores the returning Senate to make top priority the over 34 judicial nominations awaiting confirmation in an op-ed posted in The Root.  Senate GOP Now Has a Majority. It Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of Judicial Diversity By: Leslie Proll […]

Director of LDF’s Criminal Justice Project to Participate in Paris, France, Bar Conference on International Women’s Day

Christina Swarns, Director of LDF’s Criminal Justice Project, has been invited by Christiane Féral-Schuhl, the President of the Paris Bar, to participate in the upcoming Paris Bar Conference, “Ces Femmes Qui Portent La Robe – Femmes Engages, Femmes de Réseau” (“These Women Who Wear the Robe – Women Engaged, Women Networking”).  This event will take […]

Dignity in Schools Campaign, LDF, Local Advocates Announce Recommendations for Mississippi State Education Plan

Dignity in Schools Campaign, Legal Defense Fund, Local Advocates Announce Recommendations for Mississippi State Education Plan Jackson, Mississippi – Today, the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and local advocates announced their recommendations for Mississippi’s draft state education plan, which will be submitted on September 18th to the […]

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DHS’s Arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Erodes Trust in Our Legal System

Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Associate Director-Counsel Todd A. Cox issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander inside an immigration courthouse: “The arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander reflects a pattern of DHS arrests of officials who ask questions or […]

Deuel Ross States Governor is Wrong on Voter ID Law in Op-Ed

In an op-ed on AL.com, LDF’s Fried Frank Fellow Deuel Ross argues Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s view on voter ID laws does not fit the facts: In January, after watching the film “Selma,” Gov. Robert Bentley was asked whether Alabama’s new voter ID laws serve as modern-day parallels to the state’s old registration laws. Bentley answered no, […]

Deuel Ross Quoted in Vice on Alabama Voting Laws

Alabama’s New Fight for Voting Rights …In response, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill—backed by writers at the National Review—argued that the state’s DMV offices were not the sole source of government-issued ID cards, and that county registrars could issue the required state IDs. Merrill also emphasized that the state had a “mobile unit” for […]

Deuel Ross on Discriminatory Voting Changes in the New York Times

“It just completely changes the calculus,” said Deuel Ross, a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. “These discriminatory changes can go into effect and stay in effect for years, while someone has to spend millions of dollars and hire an attorney in order to even potentially win it.” Read the full article […]

Deuel Ross Joins Discussion of Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama Voter ID Law on NewOne Now

Civil Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over Voter ID Law Watch Roland Martin, Scott Douglas from Greater Birmingham Ministries and Bernard Simelton, President of the Alabama NAACP [with Deuel Ross, LDF Assistant Counsel] discuss the lawsuit against Alabama over their discriminatory Voter ID law in the video clip below. Your browser does not support iframes. Read […]