Monday, August 17, 2020 | news
Last week, a coalition of national civil rights organizations, including the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), LatinoJustice PRLDEF (LJP), and Law For Black Lives (L4BL), filed an amicus brief in opposition to police, firefighters, and corrections unions’ motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent […]
Monday, June 21, 2021 | news
On June 16, 2021, Senator Manchin released a compromise memo to H.R. 1, For The People Act. The following is a response to this memo signed by a coalition of national civil rights and advocacy organizations. As we commemorate the courageous work and sacrifices of the Freedom Riders of 1961, we know our responsibility is […]
Friday, August 5, 2022 | news
The distinguished group of leaders re-affirmed their support for Brittney and the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to secure her release from Russia WASHINGTON, DC (August 4, 2022) Today as the legal proceedings against Brittney Griner concluded in Russia a coalition of American civil and human rights leaders expressed their support for Brittney Griner and the Biden-Harris […]
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | news
On May 7, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and sixty other organizations in sending a letter to Congress requesting certain educational provisions in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill to ensure equal educational opportunity. The letter calls on Congress to do the following: • Ensure […]
Friday, August 28, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, Georgia NAACP, All Voting is Local Georgia, and The Justice Collaborative sent a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging his office to refrain from transferring voters to inactive status until after the November 3, 2020 […]
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and over 80 other civil rights organizations in a letter to congressional leadership urging them to provide a low-income broadband benefit as part of the forthcoming Phase 4 COVID-19 Package. Affordable broadband is critical to: Provide […]
Friday, April 30, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined a coalition of civil rights organizations in sending a letter urging Judge E. Leo Milonas, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Senator Brad Hoylman to take swift action to fill the three vacancies on the New York Court of Appeals, the highest […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | news
Voting is the cornerstone of democracy in this country. It is through casting a ballot that Americans determine our future, protect our rights, seek equal treatment in economic and social life – and hold our leaders accountable to their constituents. We stand firm in our demand that every vote is counted, including absentee and mail-in […]
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), NAACP, National Urban League, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, and the National Action Network (NAN) today released the following joint statement in response to the recent killing of Ahmaud Arbery: The video we have all seen does […]
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 230 national organizations, and the 122 undersigned organizations in sending a letter to urge senators to support the cloture vote and open debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, […]
