Thursday, December 10, 2015 | news
LDF attorneys Sherrilyn Ifill, Janai Nelson and Monique Lin-Luse responded to controversial points raised by conservative Supreme Court justices at oral arguments held on December 9, 2015, including a suggestion that African- American students who come from “lesser schools” and seeking admission to the University of Texas’ flagship campus in Austin might perform better if they attended lower-track colleges. Read the brief […]
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | case-update
LDF joined more than eighty civil rights, disability, parent, student, grassroots and education organizations from across the country to urge Congress not to turn back the clock on teacher quality gains for poor and minority students, English Learners, and students with disabilities as it considers reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently […]
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | issue-report
LDF is committed both to ensuring that the federal judiciary reflects the diversity of this nation and to protecting the central role the courts play in the enforcement of civil rights laws and the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. The addition of a justice to the Supreme Court can change its balance and dynamic, and […]
Thursday, July 15, 2010 | news
(Washington, DC) – With only days until Senate confirmation hearings begin on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) has released a report examining the nominee’s civil rights record. LDF has conducted an extensive review, focusing on her work as a law clerk, private practitioner, […]
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | news
This afternoon, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Assistant Counsel Liliana Zaragoza will provide testimony at the New York City Council hearing on proposed measures to improve Specialized High School diversity. In her testimony, Liliana will highlight the urgency of addressing the stark racial disparities and racial isolation in New York City’s most […]
Friday, February 26, 2016 | news
Yesterday, Acting Secretary of Education, Dr. John King, Jr., appeared before the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee for consideration of his nomination to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. We support Dr. King’s nomination and urge the HELP Committee to timely confirm him. We are at a pivotal time in our […]
Thursday, February 13, 2020 | news
This week, New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission’s (TLC or the Commission) Office of Inclusion launched a public education campaign to spread awareness about the persistent discrimination that many New Yorkers of color experience when trying to hail a cab or use a ridesharing service. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) […]
Friday, August 2, 2019 | news
Today, a full five years after the horrific killing of Eric Garner at the hands of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers, Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemary Maldonado recommended to NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neill that Officer Daniel Pantaleo be fired for killing Eric Garner by placing him in a chokehold, a tactic previously banned […]
Saturday, December 20, 2014 | news
LDF has worked for decades to advance educational equal educational opportunity for all students. Central to that work has been addressing overly punitive discipline policies that disproportionately push students of color out of school, increasing their involvement with the juvenile justice system and fueling the School-to-Prison Pipeline. The increased presence of police in schools has […]
Thursday, December 18, 2014 | news
(New York, NY)—The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. applauds President Obama’s decision to commute the sentences of eight people currently serving harsh and inflated prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses. The individuals were the first to have their sentences commuted by the President since the announcement of the Clemency Initiative, which was created by the Department of […]
