LDF and SPLC Submit Testimony in the Georgia House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity Opposing House Bill 531

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund submitted testimony in the House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity opposing House Bill 531 (H.B. ...

Civil Rights Organizations Urge Senate to Confirm Garland As Attorney General

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined 58 organizations in urging the United States Senate to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General of the United States. The letter sent to the ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Urging Proper Interpretation of the First Step Act.

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Florida, and the R Street Institute filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari in the Supreme ...

LDF and SPLC Submit Testimony in Opposition to Georgia House Bill 531

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center submitted testimony in the Georgia House of Representatives Special Committee on Election Integrity expressing opposition to House Bill 531 ...

LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill Receives American Bar Association’s Spirit of Excellence Award

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Today, the American Bar Association (ABA) recognized Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), with its 2021 Spirit of Excellence Award.  The award is presented to the lawyers who excel in their professional settings, personify excellence on the national ...

LDF and SPLC Submit Testimony in the Georgia State Senate in Opposition to Senate Bill 67

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) and the Southern Poverty Law Center submitted written testimony in the Georgia State Senate Senate Ethics Committee opposing Senate Bill 67 (S.B. 67).  S.B. 67 ...

Court Rejects Unions’ Attempt to Prevent Disclosure of Certain NYPD Misconduct Info

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Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s denial of a preliminary injunction sought by police, firefighters, and corrections unions to prevent the disclosure of unsubstantiated and non-final claims of misconduct filed ...

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