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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onDecember 30, 2010
Republicans had a field day when the president said that "empathy" was an important attribute for a Supreme Court nominee. But as recent cases argued before the court prove, lives are at stake. Empathy is essential.
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by Lawrence D. Bobo onMay 16, 2013
Straight Up: Nearly 60 years after the landmark case, school segregation and the achievement gap still haunt us.
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by Kirsten West Savali onApril 2, 2013
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February 28, 2013
Why Scalia's "racial entitlements" remark may help the high court in the long run.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onFebruary 28, 2013
Your Take: A civil rights lawyer's view of the scene as the high court heard a voting-rights case.
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by Vincent Southerland onFebruary 28, 2013
Your Take: The NAACP LDF weighs in on the justice's complaint about racial prejudice in a case.
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February 27, 2013
Clarence Thomas is among the justices who could deal a crippling blow to the Voting Rights Act.
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by Benjamin Todd Jealous onFebruary 27, 2013
Your Take: As the Supreme Court case begins, the NAACP's CEO argues to keep the Voting Rights Act intact.
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January 7, 2013
As we count down the days to a second term, a look at the president's record on judicial diversity.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onNovember 20, 2012
Sherrilyn Ifill, the new president of the NAACP LDF, shares her vision of justice.
