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Petitioners Respond to California Supreme Court’s Inquiry on Petition Challenging Administration of California’s Death Penalty Scheme

Media Contact:   LDF Media Office: media@naacpldf.org ACLU National: media@aclu.org WilmerHale LLP: Frank E. James, frank.james@wilmerhale.com, 202-247-3560 The group of Californians and legal advocacy organizations challenging the administration of the state’s capital punishment scheme finalized its supplementary briefing in response to questions from the Supreme Court of California. The state’s highest court ordered parties to […]

Petitioner in Landmark Racial Justice Case in North Carolina Receives Commutation of Death Sentence from Gov. Roy Cooper

MEDIA CONTACT: Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org Emily Berkowitz, eberkowitz@aclu.org Hasson Bacote is one of 15 people on North Carolina’s death row who had their sentences commuted by the Governor. RALEIGH, NC –  The American Civil Liberties Union, the Legal Defense Fund, the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and attorney Jay Ferguson praised North Carolina Gov. Roy […]

Petition Filed Calling for Removal of Carl Paladino from Buffalo School Board

Read the PDF version of our statement here. NEW YORK, NY (January 31, 2017) — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and lawyers from Perkins Coie LLP submitted a petition to MaryEllen Elia, New York State Commissioner of Education, on behalf of the Buffalo Parent Teacher Organization and the Buffalo Branch NAACP, […]

Pernell v. Lamb: Lawsuit Challenging Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Pernell v. Lamb Challenging Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E Act On August 18, 2022, a group of higher education students and educators filed a lawsuit challenging Florida’s HB 7 — also known as the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees (“Stop W.O.K.E.”) Act — a classroom censorship law which restricts educators from teaching about race and gender in […]

People First of Alabama, et. al. V. John Merrill, et. al.

On May 1, 2020, LDF and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) filed a federal lawsuit against Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Secretary of State John Merrill, and others over the state’s lack of safe and accessible voting processes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of People […]

Pennsylvania judge denies challenge to state’s voter ID law

(Reuters) – A judge in the election battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday rejected an effort to block the state’s voter identification law, which civil rights groups argued discriminates against minority voters. Pennsylvania, a major electoral prize in the November 6 presidential election between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, is one […]

PBS Launches Oral History Project on the Passage of the Voting Rights Act

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s review of Shelby County v. Holder, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has launched an oral history project in which viewers are asked to share their memories about the passage of the Act and how it changed their lives […]

Paycheck Fairness Act

In September 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau released updated data on annual income for all demographics.  Unfortunately, the figures show that equal pay for African-American women remains an uphill struggle.  Women of color still suffer from significant pay disparities not only between men and women, but also between whites and minorities.  According to the Census, […]

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