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LDF Appoints Jin Hee Lee and Ryan P. Haygood as Deputy Directors of Litigation

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) announced the appointments of Jin Hee Lee and Ryan Haygood as Deputy Directors of Litigation.  Jin had previously served as Senior Counsel in LDF’s work focused on economic justice, education, political participation and criminal justice. Ryan previously served as Director of the Political Participation Group, assisting […]

LDF Appoints Coty Montag as Deputy Director of Litigation

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) has appointed Coty Montag, an experienced civil rights attorney, as Deputy Director of Litigation. Coty Montag is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Florida. Prior to joining LDF, Coty served as Deputy Chief of the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of […]

LDF Applauds White House’s Pledge to Veto House Resolution of Disapproval for Washington D.C. Policing Reform Bill

Today, a White House official stated that President Biden would veto a resolution of disapproval, voted out of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, that seeks to strike down a locally enacted police accountability measure in Washington D.C. The resolution, H.J. Res. 42, would overrule the District’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of […]

LDF Applauds Victory Against Racial Discrimination in California Schools

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had reached an agreement with California’s Victor Valley Union High School District to eradicate racial discrimination in its school discipline procedures. As a result of multiple violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including a measurable pattern of […]

LDF Applauds U.S. Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Ferguson After City Rejects Proposed Consent Decree

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) swift legal action today against the city of Ferguson. Ferguson has demonstrated extreme recalcitrance and disregard for the best interests of its residents by reneging on a well-negotiated consent decree with the DOJ […]

LDF Applauds Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Vote to Send Nomination of Loretta Lynch for Attorney General to the Senate for Final Vote

On November 8, 2014, President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be the nation’s 83rd Attorney General. If confirmed, Lynch would be the nation’s first African-American woman to head the Justice Department. Lynch currently serves as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. She is impeccably credentialed and has had an extraordinary […]

LDF Applauds the Introduction of Michigan Voting Rights Act in Michigan Legislature

Yesterday, Michigan legislators introduced Senate Bills 401, 402, 403, and 404 (“Michigan Voting Rights Act” or “MIVRA”), a comprehensive state voting rights act that will expand access and strengthen protections against voting discrimination for communities of color throughout the state. The introduction of the Michigan Voting Rights Act this session marks a first step towards […]

LDF Applauds the Housing Authority of New Orleans For Revising Its Criminal Records Policy

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) commends the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) for revising its Criminal Background Policy Statement.  The revisions to HANO’s policy follow many of the recommendations LDF submitted in writing last month.  In our letter we requested that the policy be revised so that it did not […]

LDF Applauds the House’s Passage of H.R.4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA)

New York, NY – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took an historic vote to fully restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 through the passage of H.R.4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).  Following months of hearings and other evidence-gathering, this important step toward enacting the VRAA is a critical advancement in restoring our […]