Todd A. Cox

Director of Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. @NAACP_LDF

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

This move brazenly does away with the Senate’s constitutional obligation to provide advice and consent on judicial nominations. Given the number of unqualified choices with anti-civil rights records, the Senate should be spending more time considering each nominee, not less.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The nominations of Ryan Bounds & Thomas Farr, who both have records demonstrating sustained hostility to equal justice, were defeated because of last-minute vetting concerns. Shortening the amount of time the Senate considers nominees could allow dangerous picks to sneak through.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

WATCH: We joined @ACLU_MD in the historic Bradford vs. Maryland State Board of Education case to ensure that another generation of Black and Brown students in #Baltimore are not held back from realizing their dreams due to unconstitutional and inequitable education funding.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

“We pretend that all children have access to high quality programming and as such that it is an even field for middle and high school entry. We lie to children, explicitly or by omission.” https://t.co/IvD1B94i3O

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

NOW: We are pleased that Facebook recognizes the unique responsibility it has to ensure that twenty-first-century technology doesn’t mean twenty-first-century discrimination. https://t.co/Ouhkr0IxbG

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Kemba Smith’s case served as a flashpoint for many in the early 90s who were aware of the War on Drugs but were not aware of its harmful effects. Learn about Ms. Smith's fight for justice in this month's @TMI_LDF Brief: https://t.co/iRxxJJPkAV #WomensHistoryMonth #CriminalJustice

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

This comes on the heels of Facebook’s decision to settle several lawsuits with civil rights organizations and labor groups that alleged Facebook allowed discriminatory practices in housing, employment, and credit advertising. Read our statement: https://t.co/rRt3whbJN0

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

“The students just couldn’t focus because they were so cold. And my room was the third coldest room in the school, so it really hindered my ability to keep the kids on task. And I mean I couldn’t blame them, it was 40 degrees in the classroom.” https://t.co/pUtVI5cORB

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Make no mistake: New York City is burning. But unlike the literal and metaphorical burning of the Bronx in the 1970s, the latest fire is happening in our education system as schools continue to segregate at alarming rates. https://t.co/wFJJ55juyh

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

One of twelve children, daughter of immigrants, Constance Baker Motley rose to become the first Black woman to ever argue a case before the Supreme Court. #WomensHistoryMonth

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Yesterday, we joined civil rights and faith leaders urging for a meeting with FBI Director Christopher Wray in the wake of the New Zealand terror attacks that killed at least 50 people as they prayed in mosques. #NoHate https://t.co/s2aaCMRXLg

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

We started out as a band of civil rights lawyers who had the courage and willingness to believe that they could “break the back of Jim Crow.” In 1940, this was a near impossible feat. Today, we celebrate 79 years of work to change the course of our democracy.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

This group of lawyers did not have a blueprint when setting out on the impossible task of ensure African Americans were full citizens. #fightforthevote

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

.@Sifill_LDF explains racial terrorism and how “average people participate and condone horrible things.”

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

You cannot properly diagnose the strength of our democracy by those who are doing well. @Sifill_LDF tells that you have to diagnose democracy’s strength by those who are in trouble. #fightforthevote

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Justice Sotomayor is right that Tharpe’s case is an ‘arresting demonstration that racism can and does seep into the jury system,’ and the Court’s refusal to consider his case on the merits is deeply distressing. https://t.co/ZDg0M2iZiV

[Vanita Gupta @vanitaguptaCR]

More than ever, it falls to all of us to defend our fragile progress & fight for civil rights and a safe, inclusive America. This work has never been easy. But as we fight for the soul of our nation, our power & purpose couldn't be clearer.

So much is at stake – we can't stop.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

On the heels of a federal court rejecting the attempt to dismiss our case challenging the discriminatory decision to end TPS for Haitians, we were honored by the Haitian Lawyers Association for our work on the suit. Senior Counsel @raudainLDF accepted the award on LDF's behalf.

[Thurgood Marshall Institute @TMI_LDF]

The civil rights movement’s successes were a result of the strength and sacrifice of thousands of women. In roles big and small, the victories of the movement belong to them as well. Learn more in our new brief for #WomensHistoryMonth : https://t.co/jHLyb4bFkZ

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

We appreciate this first step from the city towards raising awareness that all New Yorkers have the right to live at peace with dignity and respect and free from harassment because of their race. #WhileBlack