LDF Submits FOIA Request with Department of Justice for Information Underlying Findings About Yale University’s Admissions Program

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain information about its investigation of Yale University for ...

Civil Rights Leaders Issue Statement on Armed White Militia Violence Against Protesters and Police Camaraderie with Militia Members

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Leading national racial justice organizational leaders issued a joint statement on armed white militia violence and police camaraderie with militia members following the arrest of a militia member in connection with the killing of two ...

LDF Statement on Court Ruling That Gloucester County School Board’s Bathroom Policy Unconstitutionally Discriminates Against Transgender Students

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Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the bathroom ban implemented by Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board discriminated against a transgender student and is unconstitutional. The case centered around a ...

LDF Joins Community Members Calling to Reopen Investigations into the Killing of Muhammad Muhaymin, Jr.

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix, Arizona, and Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel calling for the investigations into the killing of ...

LDF Signs on to Letter Urging TX Governor Greg Abbott to Use Emergency Powers to Protect Voting Rights

Dear Governor Abbott, We are civil rights organizations that work directly with voters across this state and advocate for a free and fair democracy in Texas. We write regarding the recent admission by the United ...

LDF and Co-Counsel File for Temporary Restraining Order Against Louisville Metro Police Department Over Use of Crowd-Control Weaponry

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (ACLU-KY), and the law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM), filed a request ...

LDF Launches Voting Rights Microsite Ahead of the November General Election

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Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) launched a new voting rights microsite that serves as an online hub for LDF’s multiple streams of voting rights work. This work is especially important ...

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