Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | news
(New York, New York) – Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) released Free the Vote: Unlocking Democracy in the Cells and on the Streets, a report detailing the impact felon disfranchisement laws have on communities of color nationwide. “Securing the right to vote for the disfranchised—persons who have lost their voting rights […]
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | news
Today, in advance of a Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) hearing regarding ethical standards in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter requesting that Congress swiftly pass legislation creating a binding code of ethics for Supreme Court justices, including strong conflict-of-interest rules and screenings similar to those required of other federal […]
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | news
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that his office determined a Hoover police officer did not violate any state laws in fatally shooting E.J. Bradford, Jr. on November 22, 2018. Attorney General Marshall went further, declaring that the officer “reasonably exercised his official powers” in killing Bradford. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, […]
Friday, June 17, 2016 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) observes the one-year anniversary of the devastating massacre of nine African Americans at the Emanuel A.M.E Church in Charleston, South Carolina as a result of a hate crime. We will not forget the names of the nine men and women, and the church where they […]
Friday, June 17, 2016 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) observes the one-year anniversary of the devastating massacre of nine African Americans at the Emanuel A.M.E Church in Charleston, South Carolina as a result of a hate crime. We will not forget the names of the nine men and women, and the church where they […]
Monday, September 16, 2019 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers Terence Crutcher, a beloved father, son, and brother who was tragically killed by Tulsa Police Department Officer Betty Shelby. Today marks one of the many heartbreaking anniversaries of African-American deaths due to unnecessary police violence. Three years ago, today, on September 16, 2016, Terence Crutcher […]
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the passing of former Board member and president of the American Bar Association (ABA) Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, who passed away at the age of 85 on May 20, 2019. Over the course of his inspiring career, D’Alemberte championed the causes of civil and human rights, […]
Thursday, February 28, 2019 | ldf-perspectives
Every year, LDF remembers the historic Selma-to-Montgomery March and continues the national conversation around voting rights. Each March, we pay homage to the 600 unarmed men, women and children who were on the front lines in the fight for voting rights on March 7, 1965 or “Bloody Sunday.” Early in 1965, Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | news
One year after she was found dead in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas following a traffic stop and arrest by former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) remembers the life of Sandra Bland and calls for increased transparency and data collection in police encounters. “After […]
Friday, February 27, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund is deeply saddened by the passing of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, the former president of Notre Dame University and trusted civil rights advisor to several U.S. presidents. Father Hesburgh died Thursday, February 27th, in South Bend, Indiana at age 97. A renowned champion of civil and human rights, Father […]
