Friday, February 17, 2023 | news
LDF submitted comments on the National Accreditation Standards on February 17, 2023, to the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The comments are in response to Section 19(c) of Exec. Order 14074. In this letter, LDF provides recommendations for improving the National Accreditation Standards. Among our recommendations. LDF asks that accrediting […]
Monday, November 21, 2022 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund submitted comments addressing the risk of algorithmic bias in economic justice and law enforcement technologies and proposes a framework the Federal Trade Commission should use as it considers regulation these technologies. LDF urges the FTC to use its existing regulatory authority to protect consumers from algorithmic bias, including bias in products […]
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | news
On May 19, 2021, LDF submitted comments in support of the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Priorities to support the development of culturally responsive teaching and learning and the promotion of information literacy skills. “Encouraging students and teachers to engage in honest dialogue regarding the history of race in this country, learn from diverse perspectives, […]
Friday, July 23, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted comments in response to the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Request for Information regarding the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline. LDF urges OCR to urgently address school discipline practices which have resulted in racial discrimination against Black students and other students of color. […]
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted comments in support of the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) proposed rule reinstating the discriminatory effects standard, a critical tool in remedying segregation and racial inequity. The restoration of the discriminatory effects standard appropriately reflects decades of experience in evaluating fair housing […]
Friday, March 9, 2018 | case-issue
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Federal Rules”) set forth the rules applicable in all civil litigation in federal district courts. The Federal Rules are a critical component of the judicial process: they provide the procedural framework by which legal claims are considered and decided by trial-level judges. On August 15, 2013,the Judicial Conference of […]
Monday, February 25, 2019 | news
Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), submitted a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos demanding guidance that sets rigorous standards for how local educational agencies demonstrate their compliance with the “supplement, not supplant” (SNS) requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the […]
Monday, November 18, 2019 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational fund submitted a comment letter regarding the proposed questions for the 2019-2020 Civil Rights Data Collection. The letter “strongly encourage[s] the Department of Education (the Department) to maintain the collection of information on preschool enrollment and discipline, school finance, and teacher experience levels and absenteeism” because they “are […]
Friday, September 28, 2018 | news
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a comment letter in response to revised policies introduced by the Baltimore Police Department (BPD). In the letter to the BPD Monitoring Team outlined recommendations to address a range of policies, from the handling of rape and sexual assault cases to warrantless arrest procedures and probable […]
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF), working with Rights Behind Bars, submitted an appellate response brief on behalf of LDF’s client Marcus Briceno, who suffered unreasonable force at the hands of Officer Blake Williams of the San Diego Police Department. As Mr. Briceno was helping his mobility-impaired friend into a […]
