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Attorney General Holder announces bold step to require Texas to get voting changes approved

Today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask a court to “bail in” Texas and require the state to get approval from the federal government for the next ten years before Texas can implement voting changes. This request by the DOJ follows a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June in Shelby […]

Attala County NAACP v. Evans

The honor and privilege of jury service is as critical to full participation in our democracy as the right to vote. When prosecutors systematically exclude Black Americans from serving on criminal juries, they not only undermine an accused person’s right to a fair and impartial trial, they also violate the right of all Black Americans […]

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Civil rights leaders condemn ruling on use of word ‘boy’

Civil rights leaders are denouncing an Atlanta appeals court ruling that testimony about a white supervisor calling a black employee "boy" cannot be used as evidence of race discrimination. In a motion filed last week, eleven civil rights pioneers asked the court to reconsider its finding that a plant manager's alleged use of the word […]

AT&T Mobility LLC v. Vincent and Liza Concepcion

In October 2010, LDF filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Vincent and Liza Concepcion.  This case addresses the lawfulness of class-action bans.  Corporations are increasingly using this novel type of contractual provision to bar individuals from filing class actions in any legal forum if they want to obtain […]

At-Large Voting: Frequently Asked Questions

At LDF’s Urging, Florissant City Council Approves New Redistricting Plan

On May 23, 2016, in response to more than a year of advocacy by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Florissant City Council voted to approve a redistricting plan that will strengthen the ability of the city’s Black residents to elect the representatives of their choice and ensure that Florissant’s voting […]

Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson Discusses the Flawed Execution of Justice for Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder on Good Morning America

Ask A Candidate: Vice-Presidential Debate 2016

Our country faces profound and important challenges in the years ahead. As the vice-presidential candidates prepare to take to the podiums for their debate, there are many essential questions anyone seeking our nation’s second highest office must answer. Over the course of the presidential and vice-presidential debate cycle, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund will be […]

Ask A Candidate: Presidential Debate 2016

Our country faces profound and important challenges in the years ahead. As the presidential candidates prepare to take to the podiums for the first debate, there are many essential questions anyone seeking our nation’s highest office must answer. Though far from exhaustive given the many pressing policy questions we face, over the course of the […]

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