LDF Calls for a Thorough and Transparent Investigation of the Police Killing of Breonna Taylor

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On March 13, 26-year-old emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor was brutally killed in her own apartment after being shot at least eight times by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers, who entered her residence unannounced ...

Civil Rights Groups File FOIA Seeking Information About North Charleston Police Department

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FOIA Marks Next Step in Series of Actions to Increase Transparency Around Racial Disparities in North Charleston Policing NORTH CHARLESTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina (ACLU SC) and NAACP Legal Defense ...

Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations Urges Congress to Ensure Equal Educational Opportunity in Upcoming COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

On May 7, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and sixty other organizations in sending a letter to Congress requesting certain educational provisions in the ...

LDF Files Amicus Brief Supporting Black Tenant Whose Landlord Knew of, but Failed to Address, Extreme Racial Harassment Perpetrated by Another Tenant

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On May 7, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Donahue Francis, a Black rental tenant who suffered ...

UPDATED: Joint Statement of Education and Civil Rights Organizations Concerning Equitable Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures and Beyond

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The undersigned organizations representing teachers, parents, and education and civil rights advocates are committed to equitable educational opportunities for our nation’s students.  Understandably, as the COVID-19 pandemic extended to the United States, federal, state, tribal, ...

Civil Rights Groups and Black Clergy Leaders Call on Congress to Ensure that Proper Funding is Provided for Public Goods and Services

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) joined National Action Network, Conference of National Black Churches, and other civil rights groups and Black clergy members in calling on congressional leaders to ensure ...

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