Friday, March 21, 2025 | news
Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED), instructing Secretary McMahon to facilitate the closure of the federal agency. This action, based on disinformation, comes after the Trump Administration laid off nearly half the agency’s employees last week, and made drastic cuts to the Office for Civil Rights. […]
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | news
This week, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety,” which contains multiple provisions on the use of the federal death penalty. The order urges the U.S. Attorney General to pursue the death penalty for individuals who murder a law enforcement officer or for people who are unlawfully […]
Sunday, June 8, 2025 | news
President Trump issued a memoranda deploying at least 2,000 National Guard troops to California in response to protests against aggressive immigration raids in the Los Angeles area. At one location, SEIU United Service Workers West President David Huerta was injured by law enforcement and detained while advocating for immigrant workers. He has been released from […]
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | news
Recently, President Trump illegally terminated two commissioners at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This decision undermines the independence and integrity of an agency meant to ensure fair treatment in the workplace. Trump also fired EEOC General Counsel Karla Gilbride, who was responsible for initiating and leading the agency’s employment discrimination litigation. Opening the […]
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | news
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today denounced President Trump’s unprecedented and dangerous speech at the Department of Justice on Friday. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement. “The Justice Department headquarters stands as a pillar of our democracy – a beacon of impartiality, where the law must be applied fairly and without […]
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Minnesota State Representative, and former Speaker of the Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed this weekend in their homes by a gunman who presented himself as a law enforcement official. Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot in their […]
Saturday, November 22, 2014 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) condemns the tragic killing of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in the stairwell of his girlfriend’s public housing residence in Brooklyn last night. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton have publicly acknowledged that the shooting […]
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) condemns today’s announcement by the Trump Administration that it does not plan to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Bahamians in the wake of deadly Hurricane Dorian that has resulted in over 50 deaths, thousands missing, and the decimation of two islands. The number of dead and […]
Monday, June 23, 2025 | news
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bills 12 and 37 (SB 12 and SB 37), which are two bills that significantly risk censorship and restrictions of accurate and inclusive programs and curriculum in K-12 and higher education. SB 12 bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12 schools, and SB37 […]
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | news
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.J. Res. 42, a resolution of disapproval aiming to strike down Washington D.C.’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (CPJRAA), a police accountability and transparency measure supported by the residents of the District and passed by the D.C. City Council. In response to […]
