Thursday, October 14, 2021 | page
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 2021 ANNUAL CIVIL RIGHTS TRAINING INSTITUTE Download the Full Schedule Power on the Line(s): Redistricting for the Next Generation Leah Aden – Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4 Michael Li – Vol. 1 Terry Ao Minnis – Vol. 1 Nina Perales – Vol. 1, Vol. 2, […]
Thursday, September 2, 2021 | news
(Washington, D.C.) — Prohibiting critical race theory and anti-racism education in Texas schools would suppress educational efforts that are critically needed to confront and address racism and discrimination, according to a letter brief sent Thursday to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP Legal Defense and […]
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | case-issue
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
Over the last several decades, the number of Americans who have contact with the criminal justice system has increased at an alarming rate. While in 1980 the number of people incarcerated in America was about 500,000, by 2008 it had more than quadrupled to 2.3 million. The United States now incarcerates more people than any […]
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | news
LDF and a coalition of criminal justice organizations sent a letter to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Lindsey Graham urging Committee members to vote “no” on S. 1080, the Cooper Davis Act. The bill would require private messaging services, social media companies, and cloud providers to report users and suspected […]
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | page
The Legal Defense Fund has always worked to ensure that our nation’s criminal justice laws are administered fairly and without regard to race. LDF’s criminal justice practice uses litigation, advocacy, and public education to eliminate racial bias in our criminal justice system.
Friday, April 2, 2021 | ldf-perspectives
COVID-19 Vaccinations In Alabama: Protecting and Perpetuating a Racial Divide April 2, 2021 Black residents in Alabama have the highest rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the state but the lowest vaccination rates. White residents are overrepresented among Alabamians receiving the COVID-19 vaccinations, while Black residents are underrepresented. In Alabama, state and local administration […]
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | news
Frazier v. Kelley:LDF Files Complaint against Arkansas Officials Allowing COVID-19 to Decimate Prisons The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), ACLU of Arkansas, Disability Rights Arkansas, and law firm Squire Patton Boggs filed an emergency complaint against Governor Asa Hutchinson over outbreaks of COVID-19 within Arkansas’ state prisons, which disproportionately incarcerate Black individuals. […]
Thursday, April 30, 2020 | fact-sheets
The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was designed to support families whose lives were swiftly upturned by stay-at-home orders and business who are trying to stay afloat while navigating this crisis. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a provision within the CARES Act, could be the lifeline that many business of color need. […]
Monday, April 6, 2020 | page
LDF is Working to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Black Communities Due in large part to a lack of responsiveness by federal and state governments, our nation continues to be ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 4, 2020, America has been witness to more than 25 million cases and nearly 440,000 deaths. […]
