Tuesday, January 7, 2020 | news
Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed rule that will severely weaken fair housing efforts, marking a significant step backward in the efforts to fight discrimination in housing and address the lasting impacts of segregation. This action by HUD is part of this administration’s larger attack on civil rights and […]
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | news
As part of the Trump Administration’s broad attack on fair housing and civil rights, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reportedly plans on announcing a proposed rule rolling back the agency’s use of the disparate impact standard. The Fair Housing Act established the standard, which is a critical tool in challenging discrimination. […]
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | careers
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is the country’s first and foremost civil and human rights law organization. Founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, who subsequently became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, LDF was launched at a time when the nation’s aspirations for equality and due process […]
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | page
H.R. 9495 Is a Threat to Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations What You Need to Know About the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495)” and Why it’s Dangerous On November 21, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill — H.R. 9495 — called the “Stop Terror-Financing and […]
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | case-issue
House v. Hodous Challenging Qualified Immunity On July 28, 2016, Shase Howse was standing on his front porch attempting to unlock his door. He had not committed any crime. A man, who unbeknownst to Mr. Howse was a detective in the Cleveland Police Department, passed by in an unmarked car and repeatedly asked Mr. Howse […]
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 | page
The Power of Language How Woke Went From “Black” to “Bad” By Ishena Robinson Deputy Editorial Director “We must fight ‘the woke’ in our schools. We must fight ‘the woke’ in our businesses. We must fight ‘the woke’ in government agencies,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently declared from the stage at a campaign event. “We […]
Saturday, February 25, 2017 | ldf-perspectives
By Marcelo Rodriguez Archives Associate Fake news and bad information are sadly nothing new to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF). In the wake of the landmark LDF victory in Brown v. Board of Education, supporters of segregation fed communities with lies about the motives of Black parents, and the so-called “dangers of […]
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | page
We Were Built for this How LDF is fighting back against the Trump Administration to protect civil rights and our multiracial democracy. LDF is ready for this fight The Trump administration has made it clear through the Project 2025 agenda and executive action that their focus is weakening civil rights protections. For 85 years, the Legal […]
Friday, August 23, 2024 | case-issue
Economic Justice How the Work of Federal Agencies Impacts Black Communities Federal Agencies After Chevron Deference: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce FAQ Since its founding, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has fought for the rights of Black Americans to work, live, and thrive without racially imposed barriers. Through […]
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | ldf-perspectives
Lisa Cylar Barrett Director of Policy How the CARES Act is Helping Americans And What Must Be Done to Achieve Comprehensive COVID-19 Relief It can’t be said enough — we are living in unprecedented times where the entire world has been impacted by a virus for which there is currently no cure and no […]
