LDF Submits Written Comments on the Implementation of the Ferguson Consent Decree Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. submitted written comments to the court on the state of the implementation of the ...
Today, the United States Supreme Court held that a California law that requires nonprofit organizations to disclose major donor information in order to collect donations in the state is unconstitutional. The NAACP Legal Defense and ...
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, holding that the Voting Rights Act (VRA) does not prohibit Arizona voting laws and procedures that prohibit third parties from ...
Today, the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted 9-4 to grant award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure in connection with her appointment as the Knight Foundation Chair in Race ...
Today, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) Policy Counsel Steven Lance testified before the South Carolina House Legislative Oversight Committee’s Ad Hoc Committee – State Election Commission regarding the maintenance of voter rolls. ...
Yesterday, Michael Thurmond, Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, announced that the County’s water disconnection moratorium would be extended until September 1, 2021. On April 20, 2021, DeKalb County announced its plan to lift ...
We appreciate the efforts of lawmakers leading the negotiations around the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. We were heartened to see the U.S. House of Representatives pass a strong version of the bill last ...