NAACP Calls for an End to the Death Penalty on One Year Anniversary of Troy Davis’s Execution
On the one-year anniversary of the execution of Troy Davis, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and the National Association for the[…]
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NAACP Applauds Decision to Restore Early Voting in Ohio
The NAACP has released the following statement in response to the federal court decision to restore early voting in Ohio[…]
Read moreWhy is HRC calling the Family Research Council a hate group? Because it is one.
In August, The Washington Post published an op-ed column by HRC President Chad Griffin expressing condemnation for the shooting that[…]
Read moreNAACP Applauds Court’s Decision to Block Discriminatory Texas Redistricting Plan
The NAACP commended a federal court’s decision to block the use of new redistricting maps approved by the Texas legislature[…]
Read moreNAACP Applauds VA Board of Elections for Rejecting Partisan Challenge to Voter Registration
The NAACP applauds the Virginia State Board of Elections for denying requests to open a criminal inquiry into the previously-approved[…]
Read moreNAACP Condemns PA Court Ruling on Voter ID
In August, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, denied a request for preliminary injunction of the Commonwealth’s new voter identification law,[…]
Read moreThe NAACP Files Amicus Brief Supporting the University of Texas at Austin’s Admission Policy
The NAACP, Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches and University of Oregon School of Law Professor Barbara Bader Aldave have[…]
Read moreHRC Releases Comprehensive Survey of Congressional Positions on Marriage Equality
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – released a comprehensive[…]
Read moreHRC Increases Investment in Marriage Ballot Measure States
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, announced a further cash investment[…]
Read moreNAACP Commends San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Dropping Consideration of Stop-and-Frisk
The NAACP reacted to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s decision to drop plans for a policing program that resembles New[…]
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