LDF Objects to the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Releases Report Outlining Objection

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) announced its objection to the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the ...

LDF Responds to DOJ Lawsuit Against Yale Regarding Race-Conscious Admissions Process

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Yale University after the school refused to refrain from considering race in its 2020-21 admissions cycle and to seek prior approval from DOJ before ...

Civil Rights Groups Urge Barr to Protect Voters from White Supremacist Threats at the Polls

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 56 other national and state organizations urging U.S. Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher ...

LDF Clients Testify at Philadelphia City Council Hearing About Police Violence Employed Against Residents of a Predominantly Black Neighborhood

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Today, several NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) clients testified before the Philadelphia City Council’s Public Safety Committee regarding their experiences with excessive and unwarranted militaristic force from Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) police ...

Civil Rights Groups and Allies Condemn White House Move to Censor Race and Gender Equity Training

Today, 121 civil rights groups and allies, including NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the National Women’s Law ...

LDF Files FOIA Requests Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeking documents related to President Trump’s “Executive Order Combatting ...

Voting and Civil Rights Organizations Demand Gov. Abbott Rescind Anti-Voter Proclamation

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, a group of voting and civil rights organizations sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott demanding that he reverse his proclamation that closes down dozens of mail-in ballot drop-off facilities across ...

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