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Debunking Myths About Qualified Immunity and Examining its Dangerous Realities

Debunking Myths About Qualified Immunity And Examining its Dangerous Realities By John Guzman Communications Associate – Police Accountability Imagine there is a children’s birthday party in your backyard, and officers enter and shoot a child while trying to kill your dog. Imagine you’re in your bathing suit at a public pool, and, as you walk […]

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Debo Discusses VRA with Rachel Maddow

Debo Adegbile, LDF’s Acting President and Director-Counsel, discusses with Rachel Maddow the Supreme Court taking on whether to strike down the heart of the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder case.

Debo Adegbile Among “The Root 100 Honorees for 2012”

LDF is proud to announce that our very own Acting President and Director-Counsel, Debo Adegbile, is named among “The Root 100 Honorees for 2012.”  These 100 black achievers and influencers are recognized for their work and achievements in representing the ideals of the The Root this year.    

Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?

As the National Rifle Association pushes for armed guards in every school, “Democracy Now!” hosted an on-air debate over what type of security measures should be taken in schools to prevent future tragedies. Featured guests included Sean Burke, president of the School Safety Advocacy Council; and Damon Hewitt, an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational […]

Death Row USA: Death Penalty Cases and Statistics by State

Death Row USA Death Penalty Cases and Statistics by State LDF issues a quarterly report entitled Death Row USA that contains death penalty information, death row populations by state, and other capital punishment statistics in the United States. All reports below are Adobe PDF downloads. Jump to Reports For decades, LDF has been a pioneering […]

Death Penalty Will Not Be Sought for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Today, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced that it will not seek another death sentence for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Pennsylvania law now requires Mr. Abu-Jamal to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for his controversial 1982 murder conviction in the shooting death of a police officer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Davis, et al. v. City of New York, et al. Class Action Settlement

The parties have reached a settlement agreement in Davis, et al. v. City of New York, et al., a federal, class action lawsuit that challenges the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) policy and practices of unlawful stops and arrests of public housing residents and their visitors for criminal trespass without sufficient evidence and due to […]

Davis v. City of New York

Davis v. City of New York Protecting New Yorkers From Police Harassment Residents of public housing in New York City are entitled to be free from police harassment in their homes just like any other New Yorker, but NYC has repeatedly criminalized traveling home or visiting a friend while Black or brown for those residents. […]