Friday, October 4, 2024 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF)’s Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) released a new report, “Attack on Our Power and Dignity: What Project 2025 Means for Black Communities,” which dissects Project 2025 and details how its radical proposals to restructure the federal government and increase the president’s authority will severely harm Black communities across the country. […]
Thursday, September 14, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. NAACP LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute Launches New Website Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) has launched its new website. Through the new website, users will be able to access and download reports, explore LDF’s historical records, and learn more about […]
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF)’s Thurgood Marshall Institute announced the launch of Recollection: A Civil Rights Legal Archive, a first-of-its kind, searchable archival collection of oral histories, legal briefs, press releases, and correspondence related to more than 6,000 cases the organization has litigated since its founding. This effort is the culmination of five years […]
Thursday, February 29, 2024 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) launched its Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Research Paper series in the form of an eJournal – the Thurgood Marshall Institute Social Science Review (TMISSR). TMISSR is a digital repository of the Institute’s research which will broaden access to the public, researchers, lawyers, and other […]
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 | news
Today, the Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) re-launched its National Police Funding Database (NPFD), expanding its geographic and grants coverage and enhancing its search and share features. The NPFD is an innovative tool initially developed by TMI in December 2019. It allows users to easily access […]
Monday, April 23, 2018 | news
LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute and National Constitution Center Host Symposium to Commemorate the Fourteenth Amendment Leading Legal Scholars, Historians, and Civil Rights Advocates Reflect on the Importance of the Amendment Ratified 150 Years Ago The Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the National Constitution Center (NCC) convened leading scholars, lawyers, […]
Sunday, February 14, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) expresses its deepest and sincerest condolences to the family and colleagues of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away today at the age of 79. Justice Scalia was the longest-serving member of the current Court and served for almost thirty years under Chief Justices Rehnquist and Roberts. Our […]
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 | news
LDF is Hopeful the Decree Will Be Implemented Effectively, Faithfully and Expeditiously to Heal the Ferguson Community, Subject to a Fairness Hearing NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is pleased to learn that the Ferguson City Council has voted to approve the proposed consent decree negotiated with the Department of Justice (DOJ) […]
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | news
Across the country, state legislatures have responded to a very real and ongoing national policing crisis by proposing “Blue Lives Matter” legislation, which is often more of a political statement than anything else. Kentucky’s House Bill 14 is one such bill and is no less divisive and unnecessary than those introduced in other states. It […]
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | news
By: Joy Ann Reid Source: AM Joy Watch LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill join MSNBC’s Joy Reid to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy and what Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means for the future of American democracy.
