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Steve Grimes

Steve joins LDF’s New York Office as the Director of Prospect Development and Analytics, Steve was most recently the Associate Director of Data Insight at the Helen Brown Group, a boutique fundraising consulting firm based in Watertown, MA. Prior to that role he was the Assistant Director of NYC Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics (MODA. […]

Stephanie Shoneman

Stay of Execution

After granting a stay of execution to Duane Buck just hours before he was to be put to death in Texas on Thursday, the Supreme Court must now review the case or, at the very least, order a lower federal court to consider Mr. Buck’s plea for a new sentencing hearing. It cannot allow a terrible injustice […]

Statements Regarding Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones “The right to free expression is a cornerstone of our democracy, and its protection is particularly critical for Black Americans and other marginalized groups who have a long history of battling infringement of this right.  As a Black woman who has built a nearly two-decades long career in journalism, I believe Americans who […]

Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Alabama Redistricting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today granted Alabama’s bid to temporarily halt a district court ruling that had required the state to redraw its new congressional map to comply with the Voting Rights Act. On January 24, a unanimous three-judge court blocked Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map, ordering the state Legislature to draft a new congressional […]

Statement on Today’s Latest Victory in the Bradford Case Championing State Constitutional Right to Education

BALTIMORE — Today, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City forcefully rejected the State of Maryland’s attempt to dismiss Bradford v. Maryland State Board of Education, an important lawsuit brought by families championing the state constitutional right to an adequate education for students in Baltimore City. For decades, children in Baltimore have been denied the constitutionally […]

Statement on Impeachment Inquiry From LDF President and Director-Counsel, Sherrilyn Ifill

The opening of an impeachment inquiry to examine the conduct of President Trump is a grave moment for country and our democracy. Many may question whether civil rights organizations should be concerned about this impeachment inquiry. In the broadest sense, the demand for civil rights is premised on the guarantees in our Constitution that protect […]

Statement on Florida Officials’ Plans to Remove Returning Citizens from Florida’s Voter Roll

With less than 18 days until the 2020 General Election, the Florida Division of Elections made plans to remove returning citizens who owe legal financial obligations from Florida’s voter roll. If Florida were to remove any of those citizens from the rolls before Election Day, it would violate Florida’s 30-day notice period. The American Civil […]

Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Efforts by Fairfax County School District to Remove Unfair Barriers to Educational Opportunities

Today, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia enjoined revisions to the admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) that created more equal access for Black, Latinx, and underserved Asian American students, who had long been unfairly excluded from the elite public high school. Before remedial […]

STATEMENT OF THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY

Today with the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, our nation lost an extraordinary champion of equal justice. His leadership on civil rights issues during nearly five decades of service in the United States Senate is unprecedented and incomparable. Beginning his Senate career at the dawn of the civil rights movement, he was at the […]