Thursday, March 1, 2018 | ldf-events
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., gave the keynote address on Thursday, March 1, 2018, on the third and final day of the “Race and Inequality in America: The Kerner Commission at 50” conference.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | staff
Gary Spencer is Senior Counsel to the Legal Defense Fund, joining LDF after 25 years in private practice and ten years as a public defender. He has appeared before more than 350 juries. Presently, his litigation matters include desegregation and redistricting cases. He holds a B.A. and J.D. from Howard University, and a Master of […]
Friday, May 24, 2024 | news
May 23, 2024 “As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, LDF applauds the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of 200 Biden-Harris administration appointed judges to the federal bench. LDF celebrates this historic confirmation that includes a record number of women—particularly Black women. “The selection of professionally and demographically diverse jurists who are committed to […]
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging them to ask US Attorney General Barr questions that are critical to the current state of our democracy during the July 28, 2020 Department of Justice Oversight Hearing. Read the full letter here.
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