Monday, January 7, 2019 | news
Monique Dixon, Deputy Director of Policy for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to Joel Fitzgerald withdrawing from consideration as Baltimore Police commissioner: “Dr. Fitzgerald’s withdrawal is in the best interest of Baltimore City, which is in need of a police commissioner with a proven track record of […]
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Earlier today, Cleveland officials announced internal disciplinary actions against the two police officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice on November 22, 2014. Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot Tamir, was fired, while Officer Frank Garmback, who drove the patrol car that day, was […]
Monday, May 22, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Today, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) brought internal charges against five of the officers responsible for killing Freddie Gray, with three of them facing termination, according to the Baltimore Sun. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) welcomes findings of wrongdoing by investigators from the Montgomery and […]
Monday, January 14, 2019 | news
Buzzfeed News today reported on inflammatory language from US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit nominee Neomi Rao’s collegiate writing. Rao is nominated for a lifetime appointment on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Todd A. Cox, Policy Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), provided the following statement: “Neomi […]
Monday, June 8, 2015 | news
Today’s indictment of former South Carolina police officer Michael T. Slager by a grand jury in the shooting death of Walter L. Scott brings the nation – which has seen a recent spike in police violence against unarmed African-American citizens – and the North Charleston community one step closer to justice. The NAACP Legal Defense […]
Friday, May 22, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) applauds the decision made by a Baltimore grand jury to indict the six police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Caesar Goodson, William Porter, Garrett Miller, and Edward Nero, Sergeant Alicia White and Lieutenant Brian White will be arraigned on July […]
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund supports the decision of the Brooklyn grand jury to indict NYPD Officer Peter Liang for the crime of manslaughter in the killing of Akai Gurley in November of 2014. Mr. Gurley was, in the words of New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, a “total innocent,” who was […]
Thursday, May 23, 2019 | news
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicated that it will be rolling back protections for homeless transgender people by allowing shelters that receive federal funding to discriminate based on gender identity. The move comes just a day after HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee and said […]
Monday, April 4, 2016 | news
LDF applauds the guidance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, clarifying that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) applies to the use of criminal records by housing providers. HUD’s guidance explains that a provider who excludes persons from housing based on criminal history information may violate federal law, particularly if the housing provider’s policy […]
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | news
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, a bill that would prohibit racial discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF) endorsed the CROWN Act when it was first introduced in November 2019. […]
