Friday, May 19, 2023 | news
This Saturday, May 20, 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)’s enactment. The NVRA aims to increase voting access by stipulating specific requirements for state governments to expand voter registration, a fundamental aspect of ensuring full political participation. Along with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the NVRA has been […]
Friday, March 3, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. issued the following statement calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Attorney General Sessions and Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential Campaign The Legal Defense Fund urges Acting Attorney General Boente to appoint an independent special counsel to investigate […]
Friday, February 1, 2019 | news
A medical school yearbook page belonging to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam surfaced today showing a photograph of two men, one in blackface and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement calling for Governor Northam’s resignation. […]
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund today called for the withdrawal of Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon from consideration. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: “Linda McMahon’s views on education policy are extreme and pose a major threat to our public education system. The America First Policy Institute, which McMahon co-founded and for […]
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | news
The Legal Defense Fund today called for the withdrawal of Defense Secretary nominee Peter Hegseth from consideration. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: “The Secretary of Defense oversees a Department of Defense that employs over 2.8 million personnel. To successfully lead this agency charged with ‘provid[ing] the military forces needed to […]
Thursday, November 16, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Calls for New Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Brett Talley and Thomas Farr Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to recall district court nominees Brett Talley (Middle District of Alabama) and Thomas Farr (Eastern District of North Carolina) to […]
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | news
On Wednesday October 9th, Vincent Southerland, Senior Counsel in the Criminal Justice Practice, will argue a case in front of the entire Sixth Circuit calling for the Fair Sentencing Act to be applied retroactively and thus entitle nearly 9,000 individuals across the country, of which 90% are African American, who are serving out sentences imposed […]
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | news
Yesterday, Sangamon County released details of four 911 calls made by Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, in the 48 hours prior to her fatal shooting by Sean Grayson, who was then a Deputy Sheriff with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office. Last week, body-worn camera footage was released, showing what transpired when Grayson, who is […]
Thursday, March 1, 2018 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF Calls for Investigation into Texas Judge Michael McSpadden Over Racist Remarks The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is requesting an investigation into Harris County District Judge Michael McSpadden following discriminatory remarks that show clear racial bias against young, Black men in his courtroom. Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s President […]
Friday, December 5, 2014 | news
