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LDF Files Comments on Criminal Background Policy Proposed by the Housing Authority of New Orleans
2/11/13Source:LDFUpdate 3-27-2013: HANO revises its criminal background policy. Click here to learn more.
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New HUD Regulations Will Help Reduce Housing Discrimination
2/08/13The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today applauds the issuance of final regulations by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that endorse use of the “disparate impact” standard under the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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USA Today Columnist DeWayne Wickham on LDF and Marshall's Tenacity
2/04/13Source:USA TodayWhen I heard that University of Maryland law school professor Sherrilyn Ifill had taken the reins of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, I was deep into the reading a new book about the early life of Thurgood Marshall.
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Voting Rights Act Still Needed to Beat Back Voter Suppression
2/01/13Broad Range of Briefs Urge the United States Supreme Court to Uphold a
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LDF Submits Testimony in Senate Judiciary Committee's First Hearing on Addressing Gun Violence
1/30/13Source:LDFToday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee began a series of hearings on legislative proposals to prevent or reduce gun violence, in the aftermath of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December. The hearing was entitled, "What Should America Do About Gun Violence." Among the featured witnesses were former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, herself a victim of gun violence.