Monday, November 16, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted written testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Technology’s hearing concerning the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence and automated decision systems (ADS). The testimony urged the council to: Broaden the definition of automated employment decision tools. Ensure bias audits are transparent, […]
Monday, September 21, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted written testimony to the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, which is holding hearings this week on a number of policing bills. LDF submitted testimony in favor of a full repeal of the Maryland Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights (LEOBR) and in opposition to […]
Monday, March 2, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted written testimony in support of New York State Senate Bill S7528, also known as the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). The NYVRA would reestablish preclearance, a procedure that requires localities to obtain permission from the State attorney before changing their voting procedures, for […]
Monday, May 17, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted written testimony to the Louisiana House Government Affairs Committee in support of a proposal in Senate Bill 163 to include a constitutional amendment on the October 9, 2021 ballot to expand the size of the Louisiana Supreme Court from seven members to nine members, […]
Monday, July 5, 2021 | news
LDF Submits Written Comments on the Implementation of the Ferguson Consent Decree Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. submitted written comments to the court on the state of the implementation of the Ferguson, MO Consent Decree. For the past seven years, LDF has worked with and supported community members and activists in […]
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Attorney General Barr, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sullivan, and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Director Phil Keith to submit written comments on the responsibilities of the working groups of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of […]
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed an amicus brief in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, a significant Supreme Court case about when federal courts can hear employment-discrimination lawsuits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII instructs individuals who want to bring a lawsuit to file a […]
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (“LDF”), Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute (“BJLI”), Houston Area Urban League (“HAUL”), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, (the “Deltas”), Black Voters Matter, and Friendship-West Baptist Church submitted a third piece of supplemental testimony to the Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting opposing the severely flawed mid-decade congressional redistricting process underway and […]
Thursday, March 23, 2023 | news
Today, LDF submitted written testimony urging the New York City Council Public Safety Committee to eliminate funding for the NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) and invest funds in local communities. The Council is currently beginning its preliminary budget process. The SRG is known for using aggressive policing tactics, particularly against protesters exercising their First Amendment […]
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | news
Today, LDF submitted written testimony to the Texas House Elections Committee expressing opposition to S.B. 114, would codify flawed voter purge procedures that are known to lead to the removal of recently naturalized U.S. citizens, who in Texas are predominantly Latinx and Asian, and include Black citizens. S.B. 1114’s potential burdens on naturalized citizens raise […]
