NAACP Legal Defense Fund, National Urban League, National Fair Housing Alliance File Suit Against Trump Administration; African American Policy Forum Launches #TruthBeTold Campaign

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the National Urban League (NUL), and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Executive Order on Combating Race ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Supporting Michigan’s Guidance Banning the Open Carrying of Firearms at Polling Places and Other Designated Sites on Election Day

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with LDF cooperating attorney Alice Jennings, filed an amicus brief in the Michigan State Court of Appeals supporting Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ...

LDF Statement on Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court

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Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: “Today’s ...

LDF and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Urge Texas Attorney General to Condemn Voter Intimidation

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On Friday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Patton, urging him to join the many attorneys ...

Coalition Urges Florida Attorney General to Speak Out Against Voter Intimidation Amid Reports of Illegal Activity

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Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, League of Women Voters of Florida, and Common Cause Florida sent a letter to Florida Attorney General Ashley ...

Voting Rights Groups Send Letter to Georgia Election Officials Regarding Voters Who Requested Absentee Ballots Voting In Person

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”), All Voting Is Local Georgia, and SPLC Action Fund sent a letter to Georgia election officials urging them to make a plan immediately for the likelihood ...

National Fair Housing Alliance Challenges Harmful Trump Administration Reversal of Fair Housing Rule

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Lawsuit to Fight Ruthless Rollback of Equal Housing Protections  Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, and BLDS, LLC filed ...

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