Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | news
LDF’s Director of Economic Justice, ReNika Moore, praises two new lawsuits filed by the EEOC as an important step against workplace discrimination. “People who are trying to work, trying to be productive citizens, are being blocked from jobs” on the basis of old convictions when they pose no more danger than other applicant. As the […]
Friday, November 15, 2013 | news
LDF applauded today’s vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee to report favorably the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. “We are one step closer to the confirmation of an exceptionally talented leader for the Civil Rights Division,” said Leslie Proll, Director of LDF’s Washington Office. “Debo’s […]
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | news
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a business meeting to discuss the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024, which was introduced by Representative Michael Cloud. Vice President-Elect JD Vance introduced an identical bill in the Senate earlier this year. Demetria McCain, Director of Policy at the Legal Defense Fund, shares the […]
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | news
Kyle Barry, policy counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, highlighted in a Medium post a 2010 letter from Sessions about how completely a judicial nominee filled out the Senate committee questionnaire. At the time, Sessions sought to postpone the nominee’s hearing to maintain the integrity of the Senate’s advice and consent responsibilities, Barry wrote. […]
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | news
CRL50a is a New York State law that keeps even the most basic information about a law enforcement officer shrouded in secrecy, including their records of misconduct and abuse. On October 24, 2019, LDF Policy Counsel Katurah Topps testified before the NY State Senate on the need to repeal CRL50a. Read the written testimony here.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Pens Letter Urging Investigation of Prison Conditions in Beaumont, TexasFollowing Hurricane Harvey Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Sessions and Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, concerning disturbing reports about […]
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | news
LDF Pens Letter to Texas Secretary of State Urging Protection of Voters after Hurricane Harvey Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos urging him to prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible Texas voters who, due to Hurricane Harvey, lack the transportation and resources necessary to […]
Monday, April 13, 2015 | case-update
On April 14th, the Senate begins its markup (making revisions/amendments) to the bipartisan Senate ESEA bill, the Every Child Achieves Act. Read LDF’s comment letter on the Senate bill, calling for maintenance of a strong federal role and state accountability.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 | news
Sixty years ago today, a Montgomery, Alabama seamstress named Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a crowded city bus when a white person demanded her seat. Her arrest and the reaction by the local community sparked the Montgomery bus boycott and the modern civil rights movement. Led by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther […]
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) launched the “They Can’t. We Can.” voting campaign honoring victims of police violence and others whose lives were senselessly taken in racially-motivated crimes. The campaign features commissioned artwork by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists honoring many of the Black men and women […]
