Monday, November 28, 2016 | news
The Department of Transportation must act immediately to ensure that all individuals are free to travel regardless of their race or religion. Recent events on a Delta Airlines flight highlight the need for the United States Department of Transportation to immediately address the inconsistent and discriminatory removal of Muslims, persons of color, or those perceived […]
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | news
On Saturday morning, the U.S. of House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), an important piece of legislation that provides federal funding and guarantees to begin to address Americans’ increasingly urgent health, social, and economic needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) […]
Thursday, February 27, 2020 | news
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. The bill, which passed by a vote of 410-4, makes lynching a federal hate crime. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the advancement of this long overdue important legislation – and urges the Senate to immediately […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) calls upon the Trump Administration to rescind the new work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). On Dec. 4, the Trump administration’s Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, finalized a rule making it more difficult for individuals experiencing […]
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) asking for a formal investigation into the hiring practices of two major U.S. companies, AutoNation and Genuine Parts. The call for the EEOC to exercise its authority comes after evidence of potential racial discrimination in the hiring practices of […]
Thursday, May 22, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to Brian Cornell, CEO of Target, urging reversal of the company’s decision to retreat from its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies. The letter to Target comes after the company announced earlier this year that it would be ending many of its diversity, equity, inclusion, and […]
Monday, August 4, 2014 | news
New York Medical Examiner Rules Garner’s Death was a Homicide Caused by an Illegal NYPD Chokehold (New York, NY) On Friday, the New York City Medical Examiner ruled that the death of Eric Garner — the African-American Staten Island man who was the victim of a violent, videotaped assault by New York City police officers — […]
Thursday, May 29, 2014 | news
Jim Crow-Era Voucher Tests “Have No Place in Modern Day Alabama” In clear violation of the Voting Rights Act, the State of Alabama has proposed a set of rules that will require an otherwise eligible voter who lacks the required photo identification to prove his or her identity by the “voucher” of a class of mostly […]
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | news
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global and national crisis that requires a unified and concerted response to protect the life, health, and safety of all Americans. Amidst this crisis, it is especially critical to remember that those who are the most vulnerable require particular attention and concern. Indeed, low-income members of American society, many […]
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | news
In a 2021 private conversation about the Los Angeles City Council redistricting process that was recently disclosed to the public by the Los Angeles Times, now-former Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez and fellow Council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon were recorded making unacceptable, vile, anti-Black racist remarks. Los Angles County Federation […]
