Friday, November 22, 2024 | news
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director–Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement on the announcement of Pamela “Pam” Jo Bondi to be the President-elect’s nominee for Attorney General: “Pam Bondi is an alarming pick for Attorney General. She has repeatedly spread lies about the 2020 election, falsely claiming that former President Trump won Pennsylvania […]
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | news
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement in response to the President-elect’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General: “It’s hard to imagine a more dangerous choice for the position of Attorney General than Matt Gaetz. The job requires an unwavering commitment to the rule of […]
Friday, May 29, 2020 | news
Today, former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin, who was filmed driving his knee into George Floyd’s neck until he died, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF)’s Director of Policing Reform Campaign Monique Dixon released the following statement: “The arrest and charging of […]
Friday, April 29, 2016 | news
Yesterday a bipartisan group of United States Senators announced changes to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, S. 2123. “We are pleased to see that a group of Republican and Democratic Senators announced their willingness to take concrete steps towards much-needed sentencing reform,” said Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational […]
Thursday, May 25, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. Late yesterday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act, restoring voting rights to thousands of citizens who were previously disenfranchised. Until now, Alabama law did not define which felonies involve “moral turpitude,” a condition that carried with it automatic disqualification from voting. For […]
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is encouraged by the agreement announced today by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the City of Cleveland on plans to reform the Cleveland Division of Police following the DOJ’s finding of a pattern or practice of excessive force. The court-enforceable agreement requires the Division of […]
Friday, June 16, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our staement here. LDF Statement on Acquittal of St. Anthony Police Officer for Death of Philando Castile Today, a jury acquitted St. Anthony, Minnesota Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of intentionally discharging a dangerous weapon for fatally shooting Philando Castile, a Black man, during a roadside encounter […]
Friday, May 9, 2025 | news
On Wednesday, three former Memphis police officers were acquitted of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the death of Tyre Nichols, whose 2023 killing shocked the nation and fueled calls for reform. The three were convicted last year in a federal trial for witness tampering, and one of the three was found guilty of federal […]
Monday, November 6, 2017 | news
LDF Statement on Acquittal of NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs for Delrawn Small’s Death Today, a jury acquitted New York City Police (NYPD) Officer Wayne Isaacs of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the first degree for fatally shooting Delrawn Small in July 2016. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued the […]
Monday, November 6, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on Acquittal of NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs for Delrawn Small’s Death Today, a jury acquitted New York City Police (NYPD) Officer Wayne Isaacs of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the first degree for fatally shooting Delrawn Small in July 2016. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. […]
