Sherrilyn Ifill
Sherrilyn Ifill is a Professor at Maryland School of Law. She is nationally recognized as an advocate in the areas of civil rights, voting rights, judicial diversity and judicial decision-making. She also serves on the OSI-Baltimore board.
Blog Posts
Talking about race
The inauguration of the first black president of the United States capped off a year of national attention to race. From the contentious South Carolina Primary to then–candidate Obama’s historic race speech at the National Constitution Center in March 2008, the … Continue reading →
It’s a right, not a privilege
Last week I participated in a discussion about the Supreme Court’s decision in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board with Ron Christie, a former special assistant to George W. Bush. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld, 6-3, Indiana’s voter … Continue reading →