Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | case-issue
Know Your Rights Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Frequently asked questions and resources lire en français li an kreyòl On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order trying to end birthright citizenship. Specifically, the order states that after February 19, 2025, citizenship will only be granted to babies born in the United States […]
Monday, September 9, 2013 | news
Rachel Kleinman, Assistant Counsel in LDF’s Education Group writes an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle this weekend censuring the improper over-reliance on law-enforcement in schools. This practice removes students from supportive educational environments, reinforces stereotypes, and sets our children on a path out of schools and into the criminal justice system. The piece cites statistics on […]
Thursday, December 11, 2014 | news
LDF Assistant Counsel Rachel Kleinman testifies before NYC City Council hearing on proposals to increase diversity in schools. LDF urges the advancement of the proposed measures seeking to address and remedy the racial segregation and racial isolation so prevalent in New York City’s public schools. LDF stands ready to work with lawmakers and others to […]
Monday, October 23, 2023 | staff
Kim Villafuerte Barzola is joining TMI as an Assistant Archivist. In 2022, she received a Master’s in a Library and Information Science with a concentration in archival management from Simmons University where she was a Kaleidoscope Scholar and recipient of the George A Strait Minority Fellowship and Scholarship by the American Association of Law Libraries. […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | board-of-directors
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 | ldf-flyers
Thursday, April 21, 2016 | news
Task Force Pushes for More Police Body Cameras in Chicago For their part, civil rights advocates are cautiously optimistic about the report. Kevin Keenan, chief operating officer and legal counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, told StateScoop that he was glad to see the task force recognized the “broad consensus that body […]
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | staff
Kevin Jason joins the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. as Senior Counsel. Prior to joining LDF, Kevin served as a Staff Attorney for the New York Civil Liberties Union, where he investigated and litigated matters related to criminal law reform, education equity, and voting rights. Kevin most recently served as lead counsel in […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | staff
Kevin Thomson is LDF’s Chief Financial Officer. He came to LDF as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer in 1992 and was promoted to Director of Financial Operations in 1997. In 2007, Mr. Thomson was again promoted, this time to CFO. Prior to joining LDF, Mr. Thomson was an auditor with the accounting firm KPMG Peat […]
Thursday, August 16, 2018 | staff
Kevin Thomson is LDF’s Chief Financial Officer. He came to LDF as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer in 1992 and was promoted to Director of Financial Operations in 1997. In 2007, Mr. Thomson was again promoted, this time to CFO. Prior to joining LDF, Mr. Thomson was an auditor with the accounting firm KPMG Peat […]
