Sherrilyn IfillVerified account

@Sifill_LDF

President & Director-Counsel of LDF (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the nation's premier civil rights law organization. Tweets are my own.

Joined June 2013

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    3 hours ago

    Asian Americans in support of changing admissions requirement for the specialized high schools get very little media oxygen, despite existing in significant numbers.

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    4 hours ago

    Former Justice John Paul Stevens Worries About the Court...and Democracy: “The president is exercising powers that do not really belong to him. I mean, he has to comply with subpoenas and things like that.”

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  3. White House Asked McGahn to Declare Trump Never Obstructed Justice - The New York Times

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    4 hours ago

    This thread is so powerful & important. Thank you Too say that one "misses times of old" or that "it was simpler back then" is to essentially say that they as a person they do not want to acknowledge that

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    Closing thoughts and a message for all of us from via

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  7. What's crazy is that these examples were the ones I could think of off the top of my head w/i minutes of reading his tweet. It represents a fraction of the story.

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  9. Retired Justice John Paul Stevens Talks History, His New Book And Ping-Pong

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    "There could not have been a civil rights movement without the sacrifice, the vision, the support and the hard work of the thousands of women."

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    11 hours ago

    “It’s pretty obvious that the court is choosing to put off consideration of the most potentially divisive and high-profile subjects," said Don Verrilli. Sometimes a delay damages rights and sometimes it helps, as I point out in ⁦. ⁦

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    Justice delayed is justice denied. We urge to take action NOW to compensate our clients. Thank you and for raising your voices in support of exonerated Marylanders.

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  13. At a time when so many have little faith in our justice system you can do your part to promote a sense that wrongs can be addressed. I hope that you will take seriously the message these delays send to an already cynical public about our justice system.

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    12 hours ago
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    Or when Jim Bouton of the Yankees was quickly sold to the Seattle Pilots on 10/21/1968 just days after speaking out about Apartheid in Mexico? Or how Peter Norman was shunned in Australia long after losing his athletic career for standing with Tommie Smith & John Carlos in 1968?

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  15. Important today! is a briliant litigator with a powerful and compelling vision of equality, and a passionate commitment to our clients. Such an important leader on our staff. Proud to work with her.

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    Hey America, let’s get back to basics. We have no kings here and no one, including the president, is above the law. And Congress isn’t a mere “co-equal branch.” We are the people’s branch, the first among equals. Check out my piece:

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  17. If you spent one moment enjoying the news of Meghan Markle giving birth then I challenge you to read this. And don’t say “this is not who we are.” This IS who we are until we decide that we won’t allow it.

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    May 9

    Lt. Gov. Of Alabama straight up says their state wide abortion ban is designed to overturn and credits Donald Trump with remaking the judiciary to achieve this goal.

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    I know we’ve become numb to the corruption of this Administration, but this story should be the total focus of the political class today. The President is openly asking a foreign government to investigate his political rival. This is next level.

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    Imagine knowing none of your black or Latino teammates were going to the White House and still going anyway.

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