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Selma: Defending Democracy in the 50th Anniversary Year of the Voting Rights Act

SELMA: 53rd Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Selma to Montgomery March Profiles of LDF Co-counsel Charles Stephen Ralston, Fred D. Gray and Solomon Seay, Jr.

Charles Stephen Ralston  Steve Ralston was born in San Francisco, California, in 1937. He attended public schools there, and received his B.A. in 1959 and J.D. in 1962 from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law). After serving in the United States Army Reserves, he spent a year at Columbia School of […]

Seidner v. de Vries : Qualified Immunity

Seidner v. de Vries  Challenging Qualified Immunity On February 25, 2019, Preston Seidner was riding his bicycle home shortly after midnight. He was within a block of his home when he rode past Officer Jonathan de Vries, a police officer with the Mesa Police Department. Officer de Vries activated his overhead lights, intending to cite Mr. […]

See photos of LDF lawyers and clients at oral argument day outside the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder

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Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos: What You Need to Know

   On November 23, 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Betsy DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and education advocate from Michigan, will be his nominee for Secretary of Education.             The Department of Education’s mission “is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.”[1] Policies that improve […]

Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos: What You Need to Know

On November 23, 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Betsy DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and education advocate from Michigan, will be his nominee for Secretary of Education. The Department of Education’s mission “is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.”[1] Policies that improve all students’ […]

SCOTUS Watch: The Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

President Donald Trump announced on July 9th, 2018, his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court.  Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement: “This nomination is a turning point for our country. We have litigated […]

SCOTUS Watch: Opposing the Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett

When the President announces a nomination to the Supreme Court, LDF traditionally prepares a detailed report outlining the nominee’s background, judicial philosophy, and judicial record, and assesses the import of those factors on matters of civil rights and racial justice. During the Trump Administration, we prepared such reports when then-Judge Gorsuch and then-Judge Kavanaugh were […]

SCOTUS Rejects Appeal from Philadelphia DA in Mumia Abu-Jamal Case

Today the United States Supreme Court rejected a request from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to overturn the most recent federal appeals court decision declaring Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence unconstitutional. The Court’s decision brings to an end nearly thirty years of litigation over the fairness of the sentencing hearing that resulted in Mr. Abu-Jamal’s being […]