LDF Testifies on the Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing

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Today, Richard Rothstein, Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Senior Fellow, Emeritus, testified on behalf of himself and LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill before ...

LDF Issues Statement on Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright

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In response to last night’s tragic killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill issued the following statement: “Last night, a police officer ...

LDF Issues Statement on Maryland’s New Police Accountability Laws

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This week, the Maryland General Assembly passed a number of bills aimed at addressing long-standing accountability and transparency issues in law enforcement. These bills amend the Maryland Public Information Act to allow the disclosure of ...

LDF Requests Release of the Department of Justice’s Collaborative Reform Assessment of the North Charleston Police Department

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc (LDF), sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting the release of the DOJ’s reform assessment of the North Charleston Police Department. The DOJ’s commitment to the ...

LDF Issues Statement on the Voting Rights Act of Virginia

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Governor Ralph Northam has approved the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, a critical move to protect the right to vote for voters of color even as other states move to enact racially discriminatory voting legislation. ...

LDF Issues Statement on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

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Today, President Joe Biden announced the American Jobs Plan, his administration’s first major jobs and infrastructure proposal. In response to the announcement, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Director of Policy, Lisa Cylar ...

Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Over New Sweeping Voter Suppression Law

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ACLU, NAACP LDF, SPLC File Lawsuit on Behalf of Groups Representing Voters of Color and Other Historically Disenfranchised Communities Civil rights groups have filed a new federal lawsuit against Georgia’s sweeping law that makes it ...

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