LDF Joins Amicus Brief in Mississippi Abortion Rights Case Now Before the U.S. Supreme Court

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This week, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined an amicus brief filed by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in ...

LDF Issues Statement on Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers at U.S. Border

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Over the last few days, Haitian migrants near the southern border of Texas have faced heightened and shocking abuse from U.S. Border Patrol agents while attempting to seek asylum in the United States. Photos show ...

LDF Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Attorney and Former LDF Litigator Deborah Greenberg

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) deeply mourns the passing of the brilliant civil rights attorney, distinguished LDF litigator, and longtime member of the LDF family, Deborah Greenberg. An expert employment discrimination ...

LDF Requests Supreme Court to Review Racial Discrimination in Death Penalty Case

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Texas attorneys Maurie Levin and Don Bailey, filed a cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Andre Thomas, a Black man ...

LDF Submits Testimony Before the New York State Standing Committee on Elections Urging Passage of S1406A

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), submitted testimony to the New York State Standing Committee on Elections to urge the Elections Committee to prioritize passage of S1406A, the John R. Lewis ...

LDF Sends Letter Urging the Iberia Parish Council to Reverse Eight Polling Places Closures that Disproportionately Impact Black Voters

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to the Iberia Parish, Louisiana Council, urging members to reverse the eight recent polling place closures, and support the addition of an early ...

LDF Submits Written Testimony to the Louisiana House and Senate Committees on Governmental Affairs on their Obligations in the Redistricting Process

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted written testimony to the Louisiana House and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee in advance of one of their first joint meetings ...

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