Monday, March 20, 2023 | news
Today, LDF submitted testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly Government Administration and Elections Committee in support of the S.B. 1226, An Act Concerning State Voting Rights in Recognition of John R. Lewis. The CTVRA will make Connecticut a national leader on voting rights and equal democracy. In addition to addressing critical needs in Connecticut, S.B. […]
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | news
On May 21, 2025, Legal Defense Fund Director of Policy Demetria McCain submitted written testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development hearing, “Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI.” In her testimony, McCain explains that Black students face unfair barriers to opportunity in higher education […]
Monday, March 22, 2021 | news
Today the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) submitted written testimony to the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee in opposition of Senate Bill 7 that would further restrict access to voting. The proposed bill would eliminate straight ticket voting, voting mega centers, roll back early voting, prohibit the distribution of early voting applications, and […]
Thursday, April 29, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted testimony in the House Elections Committee opposing Senate Bill 1340. The bill has numerous harmful provisions but if enacted, S.B. 1340 would codify flawed voter-registration and list-maintenance procedures, including reliance on the disbanded and discredited Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, that are known to […]
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | news
On December 29, 2021, LDF Deputy Director of Litigation Leah C. Aden, South Carolina NAACP President Brenda Murphy, ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Somil Trivedi and ACLU of South Carolina Director of Legal Advocacy submitted joint testimony to the South Carolina House of Representatives Redistricting Ad Hoc Committee on proposed redistricting maps for South Carolina’s seven […]
Thursday, February 24, 2022 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted written testimony to the Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations expressing opposition to S.B. 524, a harmful elections bill that would likely restrict access to the ballot box for voters of color. S.B. 524 would make several harmful changes to Florida’s election laws. Similar to […]
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted testimony in opposition to S.B. 273 in Michigan. There will be a hearing for the bill at 12pm on February 1, 2022. The restrictive voting bill (S.B. 273) would impose new requirements and require sweeping approval mandates on absentee voting dropboxes throughout the state. […]
Friday, March 18, 2022 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund submitted testimony to the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on “Reimagining Public Safety in the COVID-19 Era.” LDF’s written testimony highlights how strategies that address the root causes of violence by promoting economic stability, housing, access to health care, and violence interruption programs, […]
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | news
Legal Defense Fund’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, Jin Hee Lee, submitted written testimony as part of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development hearing, “Divisive, Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses.” Her testimony explains the unfair barriers that limit Black and other […]
Monday, March 1, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc (LDF) submitted written testimony to the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill (HB) 1089, the Police-Free Schools Act, which prohibits local school systems from contracting with law enforcement agencies or establishing their own police forces, and requires that security personnel be unarmed and […]
