Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
In the United States, as of 2018, nearly 6 million Americans, a disproportionate number of whom are people of color, are denied the right to vote on account of having felony convictions. Constitutional amendments protect against disfranchisement based on race, gender, and age. But there are no such recognized protections (yet) for those who have paid […]
Thursday, April 21, 2016 | ldf-brochures
The Next Phase of the Voting Rights Movement: Freeing the Vote for People with Felony Convictions Securing the right to vote for the disfranchised—persons who have lost their voting rights as a result of a felony conviction—is widely recognized as the next phase of the voting rights movement. Nationwide, more than 5.3 million Americans who […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | board-of-directors
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | case-issue
On April 21 2020, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, Disability Rights Arkansas, and American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed an emergency complaint against Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) officials on behalf of Arkansas state prisoners over the inadequate measures to […]
Monday, December 7, 2020 | case-issue
On May 7 2020, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Donahue Francis, a Black rental tenant who suffered extreme racial harassment, including a death threat, at the hands of a white neighbor. Mr. Francis and the local police […]
Friday, February 10, 2023 | page
Justice in Public Safety Project Framework for Public Safety Everyone deserves a system of public safety that promotes long-term, sustainable safety in our communities without exclusive reliance on law enforcement. A mother hugs her children following a protest in Oakland, CA on Jun. 4, 2020. (Photo by Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty […]
Thursday, March 21, 2019 | ldf-events
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc, President and Director-Counsel, Sherrilyn Ifill, will speak at the Fourth National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. People of Color and the Future of Democracy: We find ourselves at a critical moment, both as a nation and as a community of legal scholars of color interested in the […]
Thursday, September 28, 2017 | ldf-perspectives
The Supreme Court begins its 2017/2018 term on October 2. This is the first full term with the Supreme Court back at its full strength following the controversial confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch. In October, the Court will hear twelve (12) sets of oral arguments on blockbuster issues including: religious objections to providing services for same-sex […]
Monday, April 14, 2025 | news
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and 44 other civil rights organizations and education advocacy groups sent letters to elementary and secondary State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) urging them to continue to invest in programs that lawfully advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The letter comes amid the Department of Education’s […]
Friday, August 22, 2003 | case-update
Thirty-five former defendants in the infamous drug sting in Tulia, Texas celebrated the announcement today that Texas Governor Rick Perry had granted full pardons for their convictions on alleged drug crimes in 1998-1999. These pardons finally vindicate the men and women of Tulia who were wrongfully charged and convicted on the word of one dishonest, […]
