Nothing will replace the loss of Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of wannabe vigilantes who racially profiled and murdered him. At least now the fact of their hate is memorialized. Ahmaud Arbery’s parents relieved after court upholds hate crime convictions. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...

PODCAST ALERT: Important conversation with @DemocracyDocket.bsky.social’s Marc Elias about the future of redistricting. Make it your weekend listen.

@RepLaMonica McIver’s prosecution is a brazen act of political retaliation and misuse of federal power and resources. It’s also another reminder that the Trump admin will weaponize law enforcement against those who pursue transparency, accountability, and justice. www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...

Through the discrete lens of power—not partisan politics—just power, voting on a funding bill to reopen the govt in hopes of renegotiating terms at a future time with no leverage has to be high up on list of foolish errands. 1/3

Reagan appointed Judge Mark Wolf resigns from a lifetime federal judgeship in protest of Trump‘s corruption and violations of the rule of law. This is courage in action. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Law firms that capitulated to Trump, aka the “kneeling 9”, continue to reckon with the consequences of their decision, including complying with the DC Bar’s recent ethics decision requiring waivers from all clients who have interests at odds with the govt. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Many thanks to @therootdotcom.bsky.social for the honor of being included in #TheRoot100! Congratulations to all the other honorees. It’s a pretty kick@$& group. Check it out. theroot100.com/nominee_list...

LDF Condemns Supreme Court Decision Allowing Discrimination Against Transgender People - x.com/jnelsonldf/s...

A note of gratitude to our federal workforce who are toiling without pay while the Administration continues to inflict pain and suffering to squeeze more profits out of a broken healthcare sys on the backs of the sick and the poor. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Pass it on.

Transgender ppl have had the basic freedom of listing their current gender on their passport for more than 30 yrs. In Trump v. Orr SCOTUS has permitted targeted punishment of trans ppl & invasive violations of privacy through Trump’s executive order that reverses this policy. 1/2

Black voters do it again. Turning out despite the fatigue. Using our power with determination and expert discernment.

My mayor’s name is ZOHRAN KWAME MAMDANI New Yorkers delivered a historic win to an Indian immigrant from Uganda who is the first Muslim and second youngest person to lead America’s largest and most diverse city. #VotingMatters

This man wants to starve 42 million Americans—despite a court order. #RestoreSNAP www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

As Trump and his cronies enjoy excess and gluttony, Trump is choosing to starve the American people of the funding taxpayers have already committed to ensure SNAP continues. Every election tomorrow should be a backlash against his failure of leadership. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

SNAP—America’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—which serves 42 mill ppl, most of them white and many of them children, will end in 49 states this weekend while elected officials doing Trump’s bidding feast on their privilege. When will voters wake up to the hypocrisy?

“We must honor Sonya Massey w/ more than a single conviction. We must build a public safety sys that has mental health practitioners available to speak w/ 911 callers, crisis responders rather than armed law enforcement…” Todd Cox, LDF Assoc. Dir.-Counsel

The UK drew a red line on pedophilia while Mike Johnson cont to deny Adelita Grijalva the oppty to represent her district in Congress, while the rest of Congress refuses to exercise oversight authority & Pam Bondi and others at DOJ sit on the #EpsteinFiles. An utter disgrace.

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” - Wole Soyinka One of our greatest voices in the African diaspora and now, apparently, one of the latest targets in Trump retribution campaign. We will not be silenced.

Black Americans are still fighting for voting rights. @janainelson.bsky.social of NAACP LDF explains what SCOTUS must do next. Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/equal-voting-rights-are-under-attack-in-the-courts-and/id1826210227?i=1000733939319 @aprildryan.bsky.social

LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute turns 10! Help us mark this milestone. Check out our website tminstituteldf.org Listen to the Justice Above All Podcast Visit our award-winning online civil rights archives Recollection ldfrecollection.org/about-us/peo... tminstituteldf.org/justice-abov...

Jamaica punches above its weight in every way. Praying that its people are able to weather this storm with strength and solidarity. Hurricane Melissa on path to historic Category 5 Jamaica landfall as conditions worsen: Live updates | CNN www.cnn.com/weather/live...

I need to listen to this episode again, and you really should listen to it too. Especially the last 7 or so minutes. With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @janainelson.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

Always a treat to chat with @aprilryan.bsky.social about the issues facing Black communities and the fight for racial justice.

#ThrowbackThursday Wonderful evening of celebration last week at the @LawyersComm Higginbotham Dinner with @DamonTHewitt @rosadocivrights @RyanPHaygood @AlphonsoDavid Roger Fairfax and thee #LawrenceFishburne

Janai Nelson (@janainelson.bsky.social) is President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization advancing racial justice and equality, and she will be presenting this year’s Higginbotham Memorial Lecture. tinyurl.com/higginbotham...

Happy 30th Anniversary to my sister in struggle, Melanie Campbell! For three decades, you have led NCBCP with clear-eyed vision, courage & conviction. You have built coalitions that have fortified our democracy & strengthened Black political power. Smell your well-earned flowers!

BREAKING: Paul Ingrassia withdraws nomination after racist texts surface. But he's still a White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security on a taxpayer-funded salary. He should be removed from all govt service immediately as unfit & unhinged. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

I spoke to @dahlialithwick.bsky.social the morning after my oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais. It was all still a blur, but, I do recall having the best belly laugh in a long time with Dahlia just before we got into the serious stuff. Have a listen.

This is the literal picture of partnership. I’m so proud to call Anthony Romero a friend and colleague. LDF x ACLU = FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR JUSTICE

TONIGHT AT 6: @gtconway.bsky.social joins as enormous No Kings protests erupt nationwide against Trump. Plus, Legal Defense Fund President @janainelson.bsky.social on her high-stakes defense of the Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court.

January 20, 2025 reprise. Happy NoKingsDayOct18th!

Happy #NoKingsDayOct18th! Sharing this helpful resource from the Democracy Security Project for everyone participating in demonstrations today. Peaceful protest is our right. democracysecurityproject.org/protest

In my #NoKingsDayOct18th yellow, I joined ⁦‪@CapehartJ‬⁩ @jelani9‬⁩ @EugeneDaniels2‬⁩ ⁦‪@JackieAleman24‬⁩ on ⁦‪@TheWeekendMSNBC‬⁩’s to discuss why we all win with fair maps & the importance of the SCOTUS argument in Louisiana v. Callais. youtube.com/shorts/jdBK9...

Didn’t have a chance to listen to @janainelson.bsky.social’s brilliant argument before the SCOTUS? You can listen here: www.c-span.org/program/publ... Here’s a moment of her opening. Your welcome!

Voting rights are about giving “Black voters a fair shot – not even a fair share! – just a fair shot at electing representatives of their choice”: @janainelson.bsky.social, president and director-counsel of the @legaldefensefund.bsky.social, who defended voting rights before the Supreme Court today.

“Justices should be concerned about the gross imbalance of political power that exists in this country along the lines of race,” says @janainelson.bsky.social, president and director-counsel of the @legaldefensefund.bsky.social, who defended voting rights before the Supreme Court today.

Many thanks to @theGrio for this wonderful profile. It was an honor to argue Louisiana v. Callais at the Supreme Court of the United States in defense of the Voting Rights Act, democracy, and fair maps for all voters. thegrio.com/2025/10/16/m...

Voting rights take center stage as the Supreme Court takes up a case that could give Republicans up to 19 more House seats. @janainelson.bsky.social joins The Weeknight after arguing the case before the court, to discuss the stakes for voting rights and the balance of power heading into the midterms

The political prosecution of A.G Leticia James is yet another example of the Trump admin’s alarming pattern of attacking and punishing Black public servants, esp Black women, who it personally and politically opposes. Read our statement below. www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...

I hope the prosecutor stamped “witch hunt” on the indictment because it could not be more plain. Seems like a good time to remind folks—especially lawyers in the administration—that the immunity SCOTUS gave Trump will not protect them from collusion or other charges when it all comes to light.

Congratulations to the Gullah-Geechee community on this historic win for land preservation. Georgia’s highest court sides with slave descendants fighting to protect threatened island community apnews.com/article/gull...

Well, isn’t this great? Yet? Again? Asking for the millions of tax-paying Americans who will suffer needlessly because of this circus called an administration. Government Shuts Down After Senate Spending Votes Fail www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

LDF is proud to join this important effort to denounce the baseless targeting of civil society. Progressive nonprofits condemn Trump's targeting of George Soros and his foundations apnews.com/article/atta...

Powerful new piece by Nikole Hannah Jones on the mainstreaming of extremism via collective tragedy and trauma. What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

Still heartbroken over the passing of freedom fighter Assata Olugbala Shakur who died in exile in Cuba. Assata means “she who struggles” and she never left the struggle even during her decades of asylum. May she rest in peace and power—and as an example of undaunted resistance & resilience.

Former Fed Chairs Urge Supreme Court to Protect Fed Independence in support of Lisa Cook www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

BREAKING: Despite the lack of clear evidence and ethical concerns about bringing a case without clear probable cause,per sources, Halligan sought an indictment of FMR FBI Director James Comey days after Trump demanded DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies. abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...

Trump-known violator of housing discrimination laws-forced HUD employees to discriminate on taxpayers' dime according to whistleblowers. Housing discrim exacerbates segregation & concentrated poverty. LDF's fight for fair housing just got turbocharged. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...

Legacy Civil Rights Organizations Condemn House Resolution Glorifying Charlie Kirk’s Record and Call for Meaningful Action to Address Hate - www.naacpldf.org/news/legacy-...

LDF Mourns the Loss of Agnes Gund, Devoted Philanthropist and Advocate for Social Good - www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...