Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | case-update
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is pleased to announce that a federal district court in Louisiana has approved a school desegregation plan involving the St. Martin Parish school system in south-central Louisiana. In recent months, LDF and local counsel, Gideon T. Carter, III, in partnership with the St. Martin School Board and […]
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | news
On January 31, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman entered a consent order submitted by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) on behalf of Black parents in Banks v. St. James Parish School Board, a school desegregation case. For months, LDF and local counsel, Gideon T. Carter, III, have worked with the St. James School Board and the […]
Monday, November 1, 2010 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) Scholarship Programs announced today that they are accepting applications for the 2011-2012 academic year. Applications and answers to frequently asked questions regarding the scholarship programs and the application process can be found at www.www.naacpldf.org/scholarships. As part of a general modernizing process, both scholarship programs—The Herbert Lehman Education […]
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) sent a joint letter to Michael Thurmond, Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, in response to the County’s recent announcement that it will lift its water disconnection moratorium and resume disconnections on July 1, 2021. In the […]
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Impact Fund filed an amicus brief on behalf of 24 organizations in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court involving Article III standing for members of certified class actions. LDF and the Impact Fund’s brief addresses a separate issue […]
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) sent a demand letter to financial technology firm Upstart explaining how the firm’s algorithm likely violates the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act by giving materially worse loan offers to graduates of historically Black colleges […]
Thursday, February 18, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center submitted written testimony in the Georgia State Senate Senate Ethics Committee opposing Senate Bill 67 (S.B. 67). S.B. 67 is a calculated attempt to disenfranchise people of color. The bill would create new restrictions for mail-in voting, including a […]
Thursday, February 25, 2021 | news
Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund submitted testimony in the Georgia state Senate Ethics Committee opposing Senate Bill 241. (S.B. 241) The enactment of this bill would create unnecessary barriers and burdens on voters and disproportionately impact racial minority, low-income, elderly, rural, disabled […]
Monday, February 22, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund submitted testimony in the House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity opposing House Bill 531 (H.B. 531). The enactment of H.B. 531 will create unnecessary barriers and burdens on voters that disproportionately impact racial minority, low-income, […]
Friday, February 19, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center submitted testimony in the Georgia House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity expressing opposition to House Bill 531 (H.B. 531). In response to historic participation in the November 2020 presidential and January 5, 2021 runoff elections in Georgia, […]
