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Sherrilyn Ifill on Panel Discussion on the 150th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment

December 6, 2015,  marked the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which wrote slavery out of our Constitution and breathed life into Abraham Lincoln’s promise of a “new birth of freedom.” The National Archives, in partnership with the National Constitution Center, Constitutional Accountability Center commemorated this momentous date in our Nation’s history […]

Sherrilyn Ifill on NPR: Trump DOJ has Obligation to Enforce Nation’s Civil Rights Laws

From LGBT issues to police shootings, civil rights has been the story of the Obama Justice Department. NPR takes a look at what Donald Trump’s civil rights team might make a priority. JOHNSON: Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says she plans to hold the Trump administration accountable for its words and its […]

Sherrilyn Ifill on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Discussing Impeachment Hearings & Election Integrity

LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill discusses the appalling refusal to receive evidence during Senate hearings and the implications of those actions on the rule of law. She also explains how these actions and recent decisions in the Senate can impact the integrity of our elections. 

Sherrilyn Ifill on MSNBC’s Chris Hayes about the Immediate Actions Needed to Achieve Justice for George Floyd

Sherrilyn Ifill on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports Calling for Transparency Around George Floyd’s Murder Investigation

  “It is not what happened last night that is killing us in this country, but the toxic poison of racism our democracy cannot survive. And the exploitation of it by this president is a shame, but the truth of it is that it was there even before he took office.”

Sherrilyn Ifill on MSNBC: Next Steps in Pursuing Civil Rights Charges

Sherrilyn Ifill, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, tell MSNBC’s Craig Melvin why the NAACP is encouraging the Department of Justice to investigate whether George Zimmerman violated Trayvon Martin’s civil rights.

Sherrilyn Ifill on MSNBC Discussing the Wisconsin Primary and the Integrity of the 2020 Election

  Sherrilyn Ifill joined Joy Reid on MSNBC to discuss the “grotesque” decision made by the Supreme Court that placed Wisconsin voters at-risk of contracting COVID-19 simply so they could exercise their right to vote. 

Sherrilyn Ifill on Face the Nation: Congress Has to Deal With Reality of White Supremacy In Their Policies

Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Christian Picciolini, Founder of Life After Hate, and Elle Reeve, VICE News joined Face the Nation to discuss the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville and the President’s unacceptable response as well as why white supremacist groups feel so emboldened now, how big […]

Sherrilyn Ifill on Democracy Now: We Can’t Go Backwards on Policing and Drug Policy

Jeff Sessions Pushes New War on Drugs While Killing Obama-Era Police Reform Measures   “We’re Coming for You”: Florida Sheriff Records Anti-Drug Message Surrounded by Masked SWAT Team   Head of the NAACP LDF on United Airlines Video: Violence Is Becoming Part of Everyday Life in U.S.

Sherrilyn Ifill on 60 Minutes Discussing How America Reached its Current Policing Crisis and What We Must Do Next

    “What we have seen now is how fragile a democracy is. It requires work. It requires people to be vigilant. It requires people saying no to a leader who’s out of control. And so I do think that that is where we are.”