Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) along with Cleveland-based civil rights attorney James Hardiman, filed an en banc petition in Howse v. Hodous. The plaintiff, Shase Howse, was accosted and arrested on his front porch by a plainclothes officer. Mr. Howse was tackled, punched in the neck, and arrested without violating […]
Monday, November 13, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Files Emergency Lawsuit in Virginia State Court Seeking Relief for Voters on Election Day The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a lawsuit today in Stafford, Virginia seeking emergency relief for voters who fear the Stafford County Electoral Board’s conflicting and misleading instructions will […]
Thursday, May 21, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an emergency amicus brief on behalf of Texas voters in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief opposes a stay sought by Texas officials that would block a recent preliminary injunction allowing Texans to vote by mail in order to minimize their […]
Thursday, November 19, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit supporting a motion to stay the federal execution of Orlando Cordia Hall, which is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2020. LDF’s brief urges the court to stay Mr. Hall’s execution to allow […]
Thursday, December 13, 2018 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Alabama voting rights attorney Jim Blacksher filed a federal complaint today against the City of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, its mayor, and its five City Council members. The complaint was filed on behalf of the Alabama NAACP and Eric Calhoun and Jennifer Ford, individual voters […]
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | news
Today, Andrew Smith – who is represented by Massena Law, P.C., The Vessup Law Firm, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and the Initiative for a Just Society – sued the City of New York for race discrimination, police brutality, and violating his right to free speech. Mr. Smith, who is Black, was attacked […]
Monday, January 13, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed a complaint against Avant Realty alleging that the company engaged in racially discriminatory real estate practices in Buffalo, New York. The foundation of today’s complaint is a multi-year investigation led by Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc. (HOME), a nonprofit housing organization. While testing real estate agents in […]
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Kentucky American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-KY), and law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM) filed a complaint against the City of Louisville, Kentucky for the Louisville Metro Police Department’s (LMPD) repeated use of military-type force and intimidation in response to […]
Friday, March 27, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Black voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance against Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of State John Thurston for failing to take adequate steps to protect the fundamental right to vote ahead of 2020 elections, including the runoff occurring […]
Monday, February 11, 2013 | news
Update 3-27-2013: HANO revises its criminal background policy. Click here to learn more. Last week, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed written comments on a draft criminal background policy proposed by the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO). The draft policy would bar potential employees and tenants from both jobs and […]
