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LDF Offers Support for Maryland House Bill to Improve Transparency Around Misconduct by Public Employees

LDF Statement on the Approval of the Policing Reform Consent Decree in Chicago

LDF Requests Federal Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting of EJ Bradford, Jr.

LDF Provides Feedback on Baltimore Police Department’s Draft Use-of-Force Policies

LDF Offers Testimony Supporting Changes to Maryland’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights

Leading Civil Rights Organizations Urge Court to Recognize How Oppressive and Racially Biased Policing Constrains the Freedom to ...

LDF and ACLU of MD Call for Transparency from Maryland Courts Concerning Police Conduct

Civil Rights Groups File Information Request with NYPD for Materials Related to Gang Policing Policies

LDF’s Cristian Farias: Baltimore Cannot Reform its Police Alone

LDF Sends List of Questions to Baltimore City Council for Commissioner-Designate De Sousa to Answer at Confirmation Hearing

LDF Statement on Guilty Verdicts for Baltimore Detectives Marcus Taylor and Daniel Hersl

Sherrilyn Ifill Joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to Discuss Baltimore Police Corruption Trial

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Baltimore Police Corruption Trial on Democracy Now

Civil Rights Groups Call for Oversight Hearing on NYPD Gang Policing Practices

LDF Expresses Concerns About Baltimore Police Recruits Who Graduated the Academy Despite Failing Constitutional Policing Tests

LDF Provides Feedback on Independent Monitor’s Draft Plan for First Year of Implementing Policing Reform Agreement in Baltimore

LDF’s Marquis Jenkins: Justice for Walter Scott is Not Just a Strong Sentence for Michael Slager, but Also ...

LDF Statement on Replacement of Kevin Davis as Baltimore Police Commissioner

LDF Files FOIA Appeal with the U.S. Justice Department for Documents Relating to the North Charleston, S.C. Police ...

Civil Rights Organizations File FOIA Requests with Justice Department for Materials Related to Policing Reform Efforts

LDF Statement on Sentencing of Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager

LDF Files Open Records Request Concerning Tulsa Police Department

LDF Provides Input on Independent Monitor’s Priorities for First Year of Implementing Policing Reform Agreement in Baltimore

LDF’s Janai Nelson: Tamir Rice, the Loss of Black Innocence and the Still Urgent Need for Policing Reform

LDF Sends Letter to U.S. Attorney in St. Louis Requesting an Investigation into Police Actions at Ongoing Protests

LDF & North Charleston Partners Send Letter to City Leadership Demanding Renewed Commitment to Community-Oriented Policing Reforms

LDF & North Charleston Partners Send Letter to City Leadership Demanding Renewed Commitment to Community-Oriented Policing Reforms

LDF’s Monique Dixon: North Charleston Residents Should Pressure City Officials to Demand Policing Report

LDF Files FOIA Requests with St. Louis-Area Law Enforcement Agencies Concerning Police Actions at Ongoing Protests

LDF Statement on Court Approval of Independent Monitor Team for Baltimore Consent Decree

LDF Statement on Proposed Independent Monitor Team for Baltimore Consent Decree

NAACP LDF Statement on Justice Department Scaling Back Key Policing Reform Initiative

LDF Statement on Reports Suggesting the Justice Department Will Not Charge Baltimore Police Officers Responsible for Killing Freddie ...

LDF Files FOIA Request with the U.S. Justice Department for Documents Relating to the North Charleston, S.C. Police ...

LDF Statement on New York Police Union’s ‘Blue Racism’ Video

LDF Statement on President Trump’s Remarks Encouraging Police Brutality

LDF Provides Feedback on Monitor Candidates in Baltimore

LDF Finds Disturbing Racial Disparities in North Charleston PD’s Complaint Process

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Shooting of NYPD Officer Familia

LDF Statement on Selection of the Civilian Oversight Task Force in Baltimore

LDF Statement on Mistrial of Former University of Cincinnati Police Officer for Samuel DuBose’s Death

LDF Statement on Acquittal of St. Anthony Police Officer for Death of Philando Castile

LDF Urges NY State Assembly Members to Oppose Bill Expanding Hate Crime Coverage to Law Enforcement

LDF Statement on Internal Discipline for Cleveland Police Officers Responsible for Killing Tamir Rice

LDF Statement on Internal Discipline for Baltimore Police Officers Responsible for Killing Freddie Gray

Case in Point: LDF Outlines Four Holes in Officer Betty Shelby’s Defense

LDF’s Todd Cox in Op-Ed for The Hill: Congress Must Reject Political Pandering and Focus on Real Policing ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses AG Sessions Regressive Drug Policy on AM Joy

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Criminal Justice Reform on All In with Chris Hayes

NAACP LDF Statement Concerning Former Officer Michael Slager’s Guilty Plea

LDF Urges House Judiciary Committee to Oppose the Proposed Thin Blue Line Bill

Baltimore in Focus

Sherrilyn Ifill on Politics Nation: AG Jeff Sessions Walking Away From Obligation to Protect Communities From Unconstitutional Policing

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Requests to Intervene in Justice Department Review of the Baltimore Police Department to Ensure ...

Monique Dixon Discusses Baltimore Consent Decree Hearing on Marc Steiner Show

LDF Statement on the Resignation of Richard Haste, Former NYPD Officer Involved in the 2012 Killing of Ramarley ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Submits Comments on the Proposed Baltimore Consent Decree

LDF Statement on Charges in Police Shooting Death of Philando Castile

Joint Statement of Civil Rights Groups on the Murder Trial of Former Officer Michael Slager

LDF: Join us for Policing in Public Housing Community Forum, November 17th in Brooklyn

North Charleston in Focus

Sherrilyn Ifill in the Washington Post: Chief Cunningham Correctly Identifies the Need to Acknowledge and Apologize as a ...

Sherrilyn Ifill in Baltimore Sun on Pepper-sprayed 15 Year-old Girl By Police: When Trained on Only a Hammer, ...

LDF Statement on Tulsa Indictment and Charlotte Video

Sherrilyn Ifill in Washington Post: Tie Federal Funding of Local Law Enforcement to Meaningful Reform

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Race Relations and Policing Reform at Google Zeitgeist Event

Janai Nelson Discusses Officer-Involved Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on The 11th Hour with Brian Williams

LDF Statement on Decision Not to Press Charges in Police-Involved Death of Korryn Gaines

LDF Requests Independent Investigation into Shooting Death of Korryn Gaines

LDF Submits Recommendations for Policing Reform in Baltimore to the Justice Department and Baltimore Police Department

WATCH: Baltimore Town Hall on Policing Reforms

LDF Requests Additional Clarification from Baltimore County Police Department

Baltimore Sun Editorial Echoes Questions Raised by LDF Over Korryn Gaines Shooting

LDF Asks Baltimore County Police Department Critical Questions About Shooting Death of Korryn Gaines

Scathing DOJ Report Exposes Harsh Reality of Discriminatory Policing in Baltimore

Carlton Mayers Highlights LDF’s Work in Policing Reform in The Guardian

Sherrilyn Ifill Examines Baltimore Policing Reform in the Aftermath of Freddie Gray’s In-Custody Death

LDF Responds to Dropped Charges for Three Remaining Baltimore Police Officers in Freddie Gray Case

LDF to Receive $1 Million Gift from Michael Jordan for Policing Reform Work

Advocates Call on Mayor and Police Commissioner to Remove Barriers to Police Accountability

LDF Statement on the Acquittal of Lt. Brian Rice for His Role in the In-Custody Death of Freddie ...

Janai Nelson Discusses Police-Involved Killings on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Sherrilyn Ifill Denounces Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Policing Reform

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Recent Police Involved Shootings with Brian Williams on MSNBC

Two Days, Two Deaths: The Back to Back Police Shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

LDF Responds to Tragic Shooting Death of Alton Sterling

LDF Encourages Public Comment on Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program in Partnership with NYU’s Policing Project

LDF Statement on Department of Justice Announcement to Address Implicit Bias in Law Enforcement Training

LDF Statement on the Acquittal of Officer Caesar Goodson Regarding In-Custody Death of Freddie Gray

At LDF’s Urging, Florissant City Council Approves New Redistricting Plan

LDF Responds to Acquittal of Officer Edward Nero for the In-Custody Death of Freddie Gray

In The Post and Courier, Monique Dixon Voices Optimism and Concern in North Charleston Police Reform Initiative

Civil Rights Leaders Respond to North Charleston Officials’ Request to the Department of Justice for Help with Improving ...

Kevin Keenan Speaks with Statescoop about Police Body Cameras in Chicago

Angel Harris Observes One Year Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death on the Nick Taliaferro Show

LDF on Peter Liang’s Sentence of No Prison Time for the Killing of Akai Gurley

LDF Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death

LDF Provides Written Testimony on Ferguson Consent Decree in Advance of Court-Ordered Public Hearing

LDF Statement on Chicago’s Police Accountability Task Force Report

Monique Dixon Pens Letter in The Post and Courier on North Charleston Police Department

LDF and South Carolina Leaders Remember the Police Shooting Death of Walter Scott One Year Later

LDF Statement on the Brooklyn DA’s Sentencing Recommendation of No Jail Time for Peter Liang

LDF’s Statement on the Approval of the Ferguson Consent Decree

LDF Statement on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Decision Not to Convene a Grand Jury for the Police ...

LDF and Community and Civil Rights Organizations to Host Town Hall Meeting Addressing Discriminatory Policing Practices in North ...

LDF Calls for a Thorough and Transparent Investigation of the Baltimore School Police Officer Caught on Tape Assaulting ...

Janai Nelson Talks About the Akai Gurley Case on The Nick Taliaferro Show

LDF Statement on the Liang Trial Verdict and the Need to Change the Culture of Policing

LDF Applauds U.S. Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Ferguson After City Rejects Proposed Consent Decree

After Ferguson Attempts to Unilaterally Modify its Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, LDF Advocates Taking ...

LDF Urges Speedy Approval of Proposed Police & Municipal Court Reform Agreement in Ferguson

LDF Calls on U.S. Justice Department to Launch, Complete, or Expand Civil Rights Investigations of Two Police Departments ...

Janai Nelson Debates Federal Government Intervention in Ferguson on NBC News

Sherrilyn Ifill Weighs In on Policing Tactics on BET

Janai Nelson Talks with Andrea Mitchell on the Dashcam Video Released in the Laquan McDonald Shooting

LDF Statement One Year After the Death of Tamir Rice

LDF’s Senate Testimony Details Department of Justice Role in Ensuring Police Officers Comply with Civil Rights Laws

Monique Dixon Pens Op-Ed on Need for Greater Scrutiny on Use of Force in School Discipline

Janel George Weighs In on Policing and School Discipline

LDF Statement on the Video of Police Officer Assaulting Student in South Carolina Classroom

School Police in McKinney, Texas, Arrest and Ticket African-American Students at Excessive and Unequal Rates

ABA-LDF Joint Statement on Eliminating Bias in the Criminal Justice System

LDF Submits Letter to St. Louis Municipalities Addressing Lack of African-American Representation on City Councils
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