LDF Secures Victory in Case on Qualified Immunity Doctrine

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Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a decision in Vette v. Sanders, affirming the denial of qualified immunity and permitting Eric Tyler Vette’s civil rights claims to proceed. The NAACP ...

LDF Issues Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1, the “For the People Act”

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Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the voting rights and election reform bill, H.R. 1 (the “For the People Act”). Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and ...

LDF Issues Statement on House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (H.R. 1280). The bill now moves onto the United States Senate. In reaction to the vote, ...

LDF Sends Letter in Support of Vanita Gupta to Senate Judiciary Committee

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley expressing the unequivocal support of LDF for the ...

Senator Coons, Civil Rights, Law Enforcement, and Conservative Leaders United in Support of Vanita Gupta for Justice Department

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WASHINGTON – Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), leading civil rights and law enforcement organizations, and conservative leaders hosted a press call today urging the Senate to confirm Vanita Gupta as the next associate attorney general at ...

LDF and SPLC Action Submit Testimony Opposing Georgia Senate Bill 241

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and Southern Poverty Law Center Action (SPLC Action) submitted testimony in the Georgia Senate Ethics Committee opposing Senate Bill 241 (S.B. 241) which would create ...

LDF Submits Testimony in the Maryland State Legislature Supporting the Police-Free Schools Act

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc (LDF) submitted written testimony to the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill (HB) 1089, the Police-Free Schools Act, which prohibits local school systems ...

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