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LDF and South Carolina Leaders Ask U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Open Federal Investigations in the Aftermath of the Police Killing of Walter Scott and the Emanuel Nine Massacre
7/13/15
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LDF Congratulates Families and Advocates for the Designation of Special Prosecutor by Governor Cuomo
7/09/15The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ("LDF") joins the families of New Yorkers killed by police as they celebrate a milestone victory - the Governor's signing of an executive order that requires the Attorney General to serve as a special prosecutor for New Yorkers killed by law enforcement. For years, LDF has had the pleasure of serving these families in their advocacy efforts and will continue to do so as the Attorney General's new Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit, announced today, begins its work.
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LDF Applauds New Fair Housing Rule As Powerful Tool to Promote Opportunity
7/08/15
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LDF, Nearly 100 Advocacy Organizations Call for End of Harassment & Bullying of LGBTQ Students
7/08/15Senator Al Franken will be offering an amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act which will help protect students who are lesbian, gay and transgender (LGBT) from harassment and bullying. LDF has signed on to a letter with nearly 100 advocacy organizations in support of the amendment:
July 7, 2015
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LDF Joins with Coalition Urging Accountability to End School Pushout
7/08/15LDF is the federal liaison for the Dignity in Schools Campaign, a coalition of 98 organizations from 25 states dedicated to ending school pushout due to overly punitive school discipline practices that push students out of school and undermine life outcomes (www.dignityinschools.org).