Civil Rights Groups Send Letter in Support of Dr. Lisa D. Cook’s Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Today, a coalition of civil rights organizations sent a letter to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Senator Sherrod Brown and Ranking Member Senator Patrick Toomey expressing support for the nomination of ...

LDF Submits Testimony Opposing a Restrictive Voting Bill in Michigan

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted testimony in opposition to S.B. 273 in Michigan. There will be a hearing for the bill at 12pm on February 1, 2022. The restrictive ...

Civil Rights Groups: Electoral Count Act Is Insufficient, Protecting the Right to Vote Is Essential 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / LINK / TWEET THIS January 31, 2022 Contact: Kiren Marshall, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, marshall@civilrights.org Angelo Greco, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Women’s Roundtable, 917-499-2688, ...

LDF Issues Statement on NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ “Blueprint to End Gun Violence”

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On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued his “Blueprint to End Gun Violence,” which detailed his administration’s approach to addressing gun violence. In response to his plan, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...

LDF Releases New Report on Needed Reforms to Pretrial Legal Systems

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) released Pretrial Justice Without Money Bail Or Risk Assessments: Principles for Racially Just Bail Reform, a new report that connects the dots ...

LDF Issues Statement on Historic School Desegregation Case Settlement

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On behalf of lead plaintiff, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Center for Children’s Advocacy (CCA), the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Center for Law and Economic ...

LDF Issues Statement on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding the retirement announcement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: “We wish to recognize Justice Stephen Breyer for his nearly 30 ...

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