Tuesday, March 21, 2017 | news
As the Judiciary Committee begins in earnest its questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch about his nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Senators are sure to raise a range of very important constitutional and philosophic questions. But with limited time available and so many issues to discuss, LDF has identified the three […]
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | news
LDF Policy Director Todd A. Cox joined NPR/WBUR’s program On Point to discuss sentencing reform – and the policy reversal – at the Justice Department. Other guests included: Matt Zapotosky, a reporter covering the Justice Department for the Washington Post’s national security team; and Bill Otis, an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and […]
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | news
Today, the Thurgood Marshall Institute (the Institute) at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Emory University School of Law, and Spelman College will convene leading scholars, lawyers, and civil rights activists in Atlanta at two events that will touch on the history, development, and continued relevance of the Fourteenth Amendment—the constitutional provision that guarantees due process […]
Thursday, January 27, 2022 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) announced the selection of the newest Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) Non-Resident Research Fellow Dr. Ayobami Laniyonu, a highly accomplished academic with expertise in criminal justice reform, urban politics, and spatial statistics. For the next two years, Dr. Laniyonu will collaborate with TMI researchers, LDF’s Justice […]
Thursday, November 2, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute Senior Fellow Richard Rothstein Wins Brooklyn Public Library 2017 Literary Prize Today, Richard Rothstein, Senior Fellow of the Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), won the Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) 2017 Nonfiction Prize for his book, The […]
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 […]
