Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley expressing the unequivocal support of LDF for the nomination of Vanita Gupta, an LDF alum, to serve as the Associate Attorney General of the United States. Ms. Gupta was […]
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in support of the nomination of Judge J. Michelle Childs to serve as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Judge Childs has served as a judge on the federal district court for the […]
Saturday, October 30, 2021 | news
On October 27, 2021, the Waller County, Texas Commissioners Court held the final scheduled public hearing on redistricting. LDF submitted a supplemental letter in response to the hearing three days later on October 30, 2021, to address several issues that arose during the public hearing. As stated in the letter, the opportunity for public participation […]
Monday, December 13, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the ACLU Voting Rights Practice, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice submitted written testimony regarding congressional redistricting to the Louisiana Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Senate Governmental Affairs in […]
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | news
Today, a coalition that includes the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF), sent a letter to the New York City Police Department Police Commissioner and Commissioner of the Department of Investigation expressing concern that the NYPD’s draft impact and use policies do not reflect a good faith effort to comply with the requirements […]
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | news
UPDATE: July 24, 2019 The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) sent a second letter to officials in Tennessee expressing concern about the absence of diversity in the membership of Tennessee’s Advisory Task Force on the Composition of Judicial Districts (“Task Force”). The letter shares recommendations for changes to a judicial district in […]
Monday, October 31, 2022 | news
Today, LDF, the Lee County NAACP, the NAACP Florida State Conference, Common Cause Florida, All Voting is Local Florida, the League of Women Voters of Florida, and the League of Women Voters of Lee County sent a letter to Lee County, Florida Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle expressing concern over the lack of voting access […]
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | news
Today, LDF, the Okaloosa County Branch NAACP, and the NAACP Florida State Conference sent a letter to Okaloosa, Florida County Supervisor of Elections expressing concern over misleading signage outside early voting locations in Okaloosa County. As shown in photos in the letter, temporary signs reading “Republicans Vote Here Today” have been placed in the immediate […]
Monday, March 28, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, Louisiana Progress, Black Voters Matter Fund, Progressive Social Network and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice sent a letter concerning the redistricting process for the East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana School Board. The letter reminds the Board of its obligations […]
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice submitted a letter to the Louisiana Secretary of State and Commissioner of Elections to call for immediate actions to ensure that the recent tornadoes in southeast Louisiana do not impede voters from participating in the Saturday, March 26 municipal […]
