The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Amicus Curiae
Ian Heath Gershengorn, Counsel of Record The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is a nonprofit organization formed to assist African Americans in securing their rights through litigation and other forms of advocacy. Ian Heath Gershengorn is a partner with the law firm Jenner & Block, where he specializes in civil and class action litigation, appellate practice, and media law. He received his law degree from Harvard University in 1993. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 26, 2007. On four separate occasions,the United States…
