A Conversation about Black voters and the 2024 Election with Deputy Director of Litigation, Jennifer A. Holmes of the Legal Defense Fund.
Thursday, February 22, 2024, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
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Yale Club of Washington, DC Virtual Event
Celebrate Black History Month
A Conversation about Black voters and the 2024 Election with Deputy Director of Litigation, Jennifer A. Holmes of the Legal Defense Fund.
Thursday, February 22, 2024 6:30pm-7:30pm
Please join us for an exciting virtual interview with Jennifer A. Holmes ‘08, Deputy Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Ms. Holmes is an experienced voting rights litigator who has fought for Black political participation. She will share about her past cases and provide insight on what issues may arise for Black voters in the 2024 election cycle. Antonio L. Ingram II ’11, Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, will facilitate the discussion
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About the Speakers
Jennifer A. Holmes joined the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) in 2017 and now serves as Deputy Director of Litigation and maintains an active docket of cases that promote voting rights. Jennifer was LDF’s lead counsel in LUPE v. Abbott, a case challenging a wide-ranging Texas law (SB1) that restricted voting access in ways that burdened voters of color and voters with disabilities. Jennifer was also part of the litigation team in Jones v. DeSantis, which challenged a Florida law that barred people with felony convictions from voting due to unpaid fines and fees. Prior to LDF, Jennifer was an associate at Covington & Burling, LLP. She previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. A native of Washington, D.C., Jennifer received her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her B.A. from Yale University with distinction in Political Science. She is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia, New York state, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Antonio Lavalle Ingram II serves as Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is a graduate of Yale College and UC Berkeley School of Law. He previously served as a federal judicial law clerk for the honorable Ivan L. Lemelle in the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana and for Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. He also completed a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship in Malawi where he worked for the Malawian government and served in their Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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