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Three Strikes Made Fairer

California’s voters softened one of the nation’s most destructive and unfair sentencing policies this week when they approved a ballot initiative revising the infamous three-strikes law of 1994, which imposes a life sentence for any felony conviction — no matter how minor — if the defendant has two previous serious convictions. The revised law imposes […]

Three Questions Senators Must Ask Judge Gorsuch

Gorsuch’s Views on Civil Rights Critical as Nation Grapples with Racial Justice Issues By Todd A. Cox, LDF Director of Policy Today, as the Judiciary Committee begins in earnest its questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch about his nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Senators are sure to raise a range of […]

Three African American Racial Justice Leaders Respond to Starbucks Effort to End Bias In Its Company

NEW YORK, NY –  Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Heather McGhee, president of Demos released a statement today regarding their participation on the Starbucks Advisory Committee, which is addressing the company’s efforts to prevent discrimination in its stores. On […]

Thompson v. HUD

As one of the most important fair housing lawsuits of the past decade, Thompson sought to eradicate the legacy of racially segregated public housing in Baltimore, Maryland, the hometown of Thurgood Marshall, LDF’s first Director-Counsel.  Baltimore’s public housing has suffered from nearly a century of segregation that has left thousands of low-income African-American families perpetually locked in […]

Thomas v. School Board St. Martin Parish

Thomas v. St. Martin Parish School Board Case: Desegregation Date Filed: 1965 The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) represents Black families in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana in a long-running lawsuit to end racial discrimination in schools. LDF and our clients are fighting for equal educational opportunities for all students in St. Martin Parish schools. The lawsuit […]

Thomas v. Andino

On April 22, 2020 The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a federal lawsuit over South Carolina’s failure to take action to ensure all eligible voters can vote by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the June 9 statewide primary elections. The case was […]

This Defining Moment: A Conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill and Bryan Stevenson

The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) hosted a conversation between President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill and Equal Justice Initiative Founder and Executive Director Bryan Stevenson that centered around this defining moment in our nation’s history from ending police brutality and misconduct to protecting the Supreme Court, to ensuring a safe and fair election.

This Black History Month, LDF Revisits Key Milestones in Civil Rights

Read a PDF of our statement here. This Black History Month, LDF Revisits Key Milestones in Civil Rights  This year marks the anniversaries of two major milestones in Black history: the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the 50th anniversary of 1968—a year of tremendous loss, but also several key advances in civil […]

Thirty-Six National and State Organizations Jointly Demand Additional Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Brett Talley and Thomas Farr

Read a PDF of our statement here.  Thirty-Six National and State Organizations Jointly Demand Additional Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Brett Talley and Thomas Farr Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and 35 other national and state civil rights, labor, environment, legal, and other groups sent a joint letter to Senate Judiciary Committee […]