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Adam Murphy

Adam Murphy is an Assistant Counsel. At LDF, Adam argued recently on behalf of amici before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Commonwealth v. Dew, __ Mass. __, 210 N.E.3d 904 (Mass. 2023). In that case, the court reversed Mr. Dew’s convictions and became the first court in the country to evaluate defense counsel’s racial […]

Adam Lioz

Adam Lioz is Senior Policy Counsel for political participation at LDF, where he works to build an inclusive, multiracial democracy.  Adam is an attorney and policy advocate with more than 25 years of experience working to promote political equality, economic opportunity, sustainable development, and racial equity through public education, policy design, direct advocacy, litigation, and […]

ACLU of Georgia and Civil Rights Groups: Extend Voter Registration Deadline as State Recovers from Hurricane Helene

Contact: Dorrie Toney, media@acluga.org Ella Wiley, media@aclu.org Troi Barnes, media@naacpldf.org Lacy Crawford, lcrawford@lawyerscommittee.org ATLANTA—The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the law firm Cooley LLP filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to extend the voter registration deadline, as Georgians deal with […]

ACLU and LDF Call on Flint City Council to Impose Moratorium on Property Liens for Unpaid Water Bills

ACLU of Michigan and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Call on Flint City Council to Impose Moratorium on Property Liens for Unpaid Water Bills The ACLU of Michigan and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF)  today urged the Flint City Council to suspend local efforts to impose property liens on thousands of Flint […]

Accomplished Advocates Adegbile, Llahmon Named to Civil Rights Commission

Accomplished Advocates Adegbile, Llahmon Named to Civil Rights Commission Statement of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund on Appointments to United States Commission on Civil Rights: We commend President Obama’s appointment of two extremely accomplished and dedicated civil rights advocates to serve on the United States Commission on Civil Rights at this critical time in […]

Access to Courts

Much of our nation’s progress toward the Constitutional aspiration of a “more perfect Union” occurred because ordinary people have had ready access to litigate worthy but often novel or difficult-to-prove cases in our courts.  Recently, however, a pair of Supreme Court decisions has skewed the balance away from access to courts.  In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly (2007) […]

Abu-Jamal v. Beard

Mumia Abu-Jamal is currently serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of a policeman in Philadelphia. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a friend of the court brief, and presented oral argument, in support of Mr. Abu-Jamal’s claim of discrimination in jury selection when his case was first before the […]

About Us

Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) defends the humanity and advance the rights of Black people in America. LDF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

Abercrombie & Fitch Employment Discrimination

Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Challenging Employment Discrimination In June 2003, LDF filed a class-action lawsuit, Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, against national clothing retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, charged that in addition to selling so-called “classic” looks, Abercrombie also practiced a classic form […]