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Who led the NAACP legal defense fund?
Thurgood Marshall was one prominent leader of the NAACP legal defense fund. He was the first African American appointed to the US Supreme Court in US history.
Who was the head lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund during the 1940's to 1950's?
Thurgood Marshall
When was Animal Legal Defense Fund created?
Animal Legal Defense Fund was created in 1979.
Who founded the legal defense fund?
The founder of the legal defense fund is Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood was the 96th justice and the very fist African American justice. He served from October 1967 to October 1991.
Which US President nominated Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated former NAACP Legal Defense fund lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967.
Who did the NAACP hire for a US Supreme Court case?
You may be asking who argued Brown v. Board of Education,(1954) before the US Supreme Court. The lead counsel for the Petitioner (Brown, et al.) was Thurgood Marshall, who later became the first African-American to serve on the Court.Attorney Charles Hamilton Houston, former Dean of Howard University Law School, hired Marshall to work with the NAACP. Thurgood Marshall later became a founder of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, an independent, but related, arm of the national organization responsible for much of the legal battle for African-Americans' civil rights.The NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund brought many cases to the US Supreme Court under the leadership of prominent African-American attorneys. Thurgood Marshall was, perhaps, the best remembered by history, but was by no means the only lawyer working for civil rights, nor was Brown the only case the NAACP sponsored.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Does the US government fund NAACP?
$1,000,000,000.00
Who was the first African American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall, former lead counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, was the first African-American to serve on the Court. He was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967, and retired in 1991.
What has the author Jack Greenberg written?
Jack Greenberg has written: 'Crusaders in the courts' -- subject(s): 20th century, Afro-Americans, Biography, Civil rights movements, History, Law and legislation, Lawyers, Legal status, laws, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund - History, Race discrimination, United States
If Sarah Palin's having a legal fund is an ethics violation then why hasn't anyone filed a legal complaint about Hussien Obama's legal fund?
Because the ethics laws in Alaska are different than the rest of the states and since PRESIDENT Obama's legal defense fund is not subject to Alaskan state law, his fund is not illegal like Caribou Barbie's is. Gotta love state's rights!
When was Alliance Defense Fund created?
Alliance Defense Fund was created in 1994.
When was Environmental Defense Fund created?
Environmental Defense Fund was created in 1967.
