Wednesday, May 25, 2016 | news
Before the 15 judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, LDF’s Associate Director-Counsel, Janai Nelson, brilliantly laid out the argument that Texas’ voter ID law intentionally discriminates against minority voters. In two minutes she showed why: 1) SB 14’s proponents selected photo IDs that Blacks and Latinos were least likely to possess and […]
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | news
Listen to LDF’s Jin Hee Lee on WBAI’s “Wake Up Call” discussing September 28th’s City Council Hearing on unlawful tresspass enforcement policies in New York City Housing Authority developments. Listen here. (Segment begins at 26:45).
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 | news
Today, Facebook released a document it has billed as an ‘anti-conservative bias’ report or audit. This so-called ‘report’ is grossly lacking in rigor and documentation. Rather than serving as an independent analysis it is simply a regurgitation of complaints and perceptions from select conservative groups. Furthermore, we are particularly concerned by the apparent softening of […]
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | news
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Director-Counsel Janai S. Nelson issued the following statement to mark ten years since the tragic racial hate crime mass murder of a Black pastor and parishioners by a white gunman at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina: “Ten years ago, we witnessed the depths of depravity and […]
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. A Day of Inspiring Testimony, and a Record of Hostility to Civil Rights Statement of NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill on Jeff Sessions Hearings In response to the hearing on the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as United States Attorney General, Sherrilyn Ifill, […]
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is deeply disappointed that Judge Danny Chun did not sentence former New York City Police Officer Peter Liang to prison for the killing of Akai Gurley, an unarmed African American. Instead, Judge Chun reduced Mr. Liang’s charge and sentenced him to five years of probation and […]
Friday, November 18, 2016 | news
Statement of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill on the Nomination of Jeff Sessions to Be Attorney General “Jeff Sessions has a decades-long record – from his early days as a prosecutor to his present role as a Senator – of opposing civil rights and equality. It is unimaginable […]
Thursday, December 1, 2016 | news
Today, Mecklenburg County District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced he is not bringing charges against Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Officer Brentley Vinson for shooting and killing Keith Lamont Scott, 43, on September 20, 2016. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released the following statement: The last […]
Friday, February 24, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF on Justice Department’s Decision to Rescind Obama-Era Guidance Reducing Federal Use of Private Prisons Today’s announcement that the Justice Department will rescind an Obama-era guidance reducing federal use of private prisons is a disturbing step backward and sends a message that conflicts with the national consensus that […]
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on HBCU Executive Order Race-Conscious Policies Key to Educational Equality Today, the White House issued an executive order elevating an initiative to promote excellence and innovation at our nations’ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. […]
