Friday, October 9, 2020 | news
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Yale University after the school refused to refrain from considering race in its 2020-21 admissions cycle and to seek prior approval from DOJ before considering race in any future admissions cycle, as demanded by DOJ in a letter, dated August 13, 2020. On August […]
Thursday, June 20, 2019 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) condemns the actions of the Phoenix Police Department in a recently released video in which officers held Dravon Ames, his pregnant fiancée Iesha Harper, and their two children—a one-year-old and four-year-old— at gunpoint and threatened to kill Mr. Ames […]
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | news
Today, the New York City Department of Investigation’s (DOI) Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) released a report examining the NYPD’s use and operation of its Criminal Group Database, otherwise known as the “gang” database. Through this database, NYPD officers label thousands of Black and Brown New Yorkers […]
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Responds to Decision in Key Alabama Desegregation Case Read a PDF of our statement here. Late yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the city of Gardendale, Alabama, sought to intentionally discriminate against Black students in seeking to separate its schools from the school district in surrounding Jefferson County. However, the judge […]
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | news
The U.S. Commerce Secretary has announced a plan to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 Census. LDF Senior Counsel Leah Aden issued the following statement: “The decision to include a question about citizenship status on the 2020 Census is the absolute wrong move and greatly interferes with the Census Bureau’s obligation to conduct a fair and accurate Census count. In […]
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 | news
Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr made highly disturbing remarks during his speech at an awards ceremony honoring law enforcement officers for distinguished service. In his address, Mr. Barr stated that communities that do not show more respect and support to law enforcement officers “might find themselves without the police protection they need.” His remarks reaffirm […]
Friday, July 8, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) grieves, along with the nation, last night’s devastating events in Dallas, Texas where a mass shooting on law enforcement took place in a week already filled with tremendous tragedy and loss. During peaceful protests in response to the recent fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile near St. Paul, Minnesota, sniper […]
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | news
On Monday, prosecutors in Clay County, Missouri charged 84-year-old Andrew Lester in the near-fatal shooting of Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black child who accidentally rang Lester’s doorbell while trying to pick up his younger siblings. According to law enforcement, preliminary evidence shows that Lester fired on the teen through a glass door, shooting him in […]
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | news
Janai Nelson, the Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding the record-breaking number of absentee ballot requests, low voter turnout, and poll worker shortages during today’s Alabama primary and runoff election: “Alabama received more than 43,000 absentee ballot requests – an unprecedented amount – in […]
Thursday, January 24, 2013 | news
Today, President Obama announced his proposals in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. They contain many positive elements for addressing the root causes of violence in communities and also acknowledged the importance of positive interventions for ensuring school safety long advocated by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Unfortunately, the […]
