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Friday, June 9, 2017 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed our proposed post-trial findings of fact and conclusions of law in pursuit of a seat for Black people on the state court that serves them in Terrebonne, Louisiana. The facts established at a two-part trial in March and April 2017, and applicable law, confirm that […]
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
On February 3, 2014, LDF filed a lawsuit under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments seeking to vindicate the fundamental right to vote for Black voters in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Terrebonne Parish Branch NAACP and four individual Black voters, after six […]
Thursday, April 17, 2014 | news
Ted Shaw, NAACP LDF’s fifth President and Director-Counsel, has been appointed to lead the Center for Civil Rights at UNC Chapel Hill School of Law. In this position, Ted will succeed the late Julius Chambers, our third President and Director-Counsel, who stepped down from his UNC post in 2010. Ted, currently a law professor at Columbia […]
Friday, June 8, 2018 | director-counsels
Theodore M. Shaw served as LDF’s fifth President and Director-Counsel from 2004-2008. Shaw is currently Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University School of Law. He is also “Of Counsel” to Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. Shaw joined LDF in 1982. He directed LDF’s education docket and litigated school desegregation, capital punishment, and other civil rights […]
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 | issue-report
Monday, December 7, 2020 | case-issue
On July 9, 2020, a coalition of civil rights organizations filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to make water affordable and permanently end water shutoffs for Detroit residents. The city’s water rates are among the highest in the nation. Combined with a high poverty rate, especially among Black Detroiters, many families are unable […]
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
Imagine losing the home you’ve lived in for half your life, where you’ve raised your family and watched your neighbors do the same, and for which you have always paid the mortgage on time. Impossible? Not for far too many homeowners. For decades, jurisdictions across the country have sold tax liens on properties with delinquent […]
Friday, September 13, 2024 | news
On September 12, 2024, an emergency meeting was held to determine the fate of the early voting locations on college campuses. The 4.5 hour emergency meeting resulted in a 4-1 vote in favor of keeping all early voting locations on college campuses, and adding an additional location at the Junior League. Tarrant County will now […]
