Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. sent a letter to the Fédération Internationale de Natation (“FINA”), the sole and exclusive world governing body for water sports and the regulatory body recognized by the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) with concerns regarding FINA’s recent decision to deny the use of swimming caps designed for natural […]
Thursday, February 10, 2022 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., the Louisiana NAACP, Power Coalition for Equity & Justice, Progressive Social Network, Louisiana Progress, and the Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board regarding redistricting plans and compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. As explained […]
Friday, November 17, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Sends Letter to Columbus City Council Over At-Large Electoral Method Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Columbus City Council, urging it to consider how its current electoral structure may diminish the voices of Black voters in Columbus, who […]
Friday, September 10, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and a group of local Louisiana partners sent a letter urging the Caddo Parish Commission to support the adoption of an additional early voting site. The recent decision by the Louisiana Governor and Secretary of State to move the date of the election to November […]
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | news
LDF Sends Letter to Baltimore County Council on Affordable Housing in Proposed Towson Row Development Plan The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Baltimore County Council in response to the Baltimore County Council’s plan to provide nearly $43 million dollars to developers as part of the Towson Row […]
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Christian Ministerial Alliance and the Arkansas Community Institute in sending a letter to Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston. The letter urged that Secretary Thurston issue guidance and administrative rules to ensure every eligible voter in Arkansas is able to safely vote in […]
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson strongly urging him to immediately stay the scheduled executions of seven death-sentenced prisoners over an 11-day period in order to use a lethal injection drug that is set to expire this month. The unprecedented speed in which […]
Thursday, December 14, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Sends Letter to Alabama Secretary of State Identifying Voting Issues Observed During Special U.S. Senate Election The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill today describing issues that LDF and our volunteers observed on the ground […]
Thursday, February 7, 2019 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Morgan County Commission in Alabama expressing concerns that the county’s at-large method of election for the Morgan County Commission may violate the Voting Rights Act by preventing Black and Latinx voters from effectively participating in the electoral process and denying […]
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | news
Today, LDF, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Vermilion NAACP Branch sent a letter to the Abbeville, Louisiana City Council regarding compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and maps currently up for consideration by the Council. The letter urges the City Council to delay adopting a new redistricting plan until […]
