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Grand Jury Fails to Indict Three Louisville Metro Police Department Officers for Killing of Breonna Taylor; Indicts One Officer for Wanton Endangerment in Shooting into Neighboring Apartment

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Today, a grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, indicted only one of the three police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor more than six months ago. None of the officers were charged for killing ...

LDF Submits Written Testimony in the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in Favor of Repealing the Maryland Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted written testimony to the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, which is holding hearings this week on a number of policing bills. LDF submitted testimony ...

LDF and Ferguson Collaborative Submit Joint Comments on the Ferguson Police Department’s Draft Policies on First Amendment Activity

Dear Mr. Carey and Mr. Volek: On behalf of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and the Ferguson Collaborative (“FC”), we appreciate the opportunity to review and comment on the Ferguson Police ...

LDF Issues Statement on the Timeline for Selecting the Next United States Supreme Court Justice

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Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding the timeline for nominating a Supreme Court justice to fill the seat of the ...