Today, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Massachusetts federal district court’s ruling that Harvard College’s race-conscious admissions program does not violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Filed in November ...
As we near the end of this general election, the will of the people must be respected. In record numbers and in the face of a global pandemic, Americans voted early and on Election Day, ...
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement in response to the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. “Congratulations ...
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has created a webpage to provide accurate summaries and updated information for its case against the United States Postal Service (USPS). Since Nov. 4, 2020, LDF ...
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement in response to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling this week requiring the Presidential Commission on ...
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) issued the following statement regarding attempts to intimidate ballot counters in multiple states: “As election officials have continued to ...
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with Cleveland-based civil rights attorney James Hardiman, filed a cert petition with the United States Supreme Court in Howse v. Hodous. The plaintiff, Shase ...
