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Police in schools ‘not the answer,’ says LDF

A coalition of advocacy groups including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund is pushing back against the idea of upping the number of armed police officers in schools, a suggestion being considered by the White House in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting tragedy. The groups – which include the Advancement Project, the Dignity in Schools Campaign […]

Police Body Cameras

Sens. Schatz, Paul & Reps. Brown, Ellison, Cummings Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Expand Responsible Use of Police Body Cameras Police CAMERA Act Would Create A Grant Program To Help Local Law Enforcement Agencies Develop Body-Worn Camera Programs Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and U.S. Representatives Corrine […]

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Plaintiffs Groups Dismayed by Court Decision that Declines Ordering an Investigation into the NYPD’s Racially Discriminatory Social Distancing and Curfew Enforcement Practices

This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the law firm of Beldock, Levine, & Hoffman, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and The Legal Aid Society. These measures […]

Plaintiffs Celebrate Victory In Challenge To Mississippi H.B. 1020

JACKSON, Miss. – The three Jackson, Mississippi residents who sued to block judicial appointments to the Hinds County Circuit Court and the creation of a new Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) court in Jackson, say today’s Mississippi Supreme Court ruling blocking the appointment of four circuit court judges in Hinds County as required by H.B. […]

Pilar Whitaker

Pilar Whitaker is a passionate civil rights attorney dedicated to advancing economic justice for communities of color. As Special Economic Justice Counsel at LDF, she helps develop bold litigation strategies to dismantle systemic barriers to economic mobility. At LDF, Pilar has worked to combat housing discrimination, discriminatory practices in educational settings, and efforts to dismantle […]

Pickett v. Cleveland: Water Access

Pickett v. Cleveland Challenging Discriminatory Water Policies In December 2019, LDF and local counsel filed a federal class action lawsuit against the City of Cleveland on behalf of several Black residents and proposed classes of Cleveland Water customers who have been subjected to discriminatory and unfair water billing policies and practices. Pickett v. Cleveland brings […]

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Philadelphia Tribune acknowledges LDF’s support of HBCU students

Two national organizations have joined forces to help Black families in crisis after creditworthiness standards were abruptly changed for the Parent PLUS Loan program, which provides federal financial aid to college students. NAACP Legal Defense Fund is leveraging endowed scholarship funds to provide relief to families who were among 40,000 Parent PLUS applicants who were […]

Philadelphia Sun Recounts Powerful Address by LDF Director-Counsel at Washington D.C. Reception

The premier African American newspaper in Philadelphia recently recounted a powerful address delivered by Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill to an audience of over 150 including civil rights leaders, congressional staffers, judges, at a reception hosted by the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski in Washington, D.C.  In her remarks Ifill, who became Director-Counsel of the LDF […]